48 certified · Median $119,755 a year · Houston, TX
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
31
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
17
0
0
1
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$86,201
Median
$119,755
75th percentile
$147,250
A year, from 46 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Associate Director, Analytical Equipment and QC SystemsInformation Technology Project Managers · median $148,0002
Associate Director, Quality OperationsChemists · median $165,0002
MES AnalystNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $120,0002
Research Associate IIBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $72,7382
AD, Program ManagementProject Management Specialists · median $179,0621
Analyst II, QCBiological Technicians · median $65,0001
Analytical Equipment Validation Specialist IIIValidation Engineers · median $90,0001
Associate Director QA “ Head Sterility AssuranceQuality Control Systems Managers · median $170,0001
Associate Director, Program ManagementNatural Sciences Managers · median $155,0001
Core Technician IBiological Technicians · median $49,5001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.