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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
12
3
0
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
$84,354
Median
$88,234
75th percentile
$91,671
A year, from 18 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
LEAD PRODUCT DESIGN ARCHITECTValidation Engineers · median $82,7842
SYSTEMS VALIDATION ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $90,2512
AUTOSAR SUPPORT BSW ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $88,2341
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICERElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $95,5971
Embedded Software and Systems EngineerValidation Engineers · median $73,4241
Embedded Software HIL MBD EngineerValidation Engineers · median $92,1441
Embedded Software Test EngineerValidation Engineers · median $76,6481
HIL Embedded EngineerValidation Engineers · median $76,6481
HIL System Design EngineerValidation Engineers · median $92,1441
Lead BSW Design EngineerValidation Engineers · median $88,2341
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.