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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
22
0
1
0
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
$82,000
Median
$88,650
75th percentile
$94,000
A year, from 24 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $85,50010
Quality ConsultantValidation Engineers · median $94,0002
Software Validation EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $93,4162
.Net DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $108,1601
CSV EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $82,0001
Polarion ArchitectComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $88,0001
Quality Control AnalystValidation Engineers · median $124,8001
Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $87,7501
Quality Validation AnalystValidation Engineers · median $99,0001
Software EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $70,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.