70 certified · Median $85,000 a year · Houghton, MI
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
26
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
44
0
3
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
$64,987
Median
$85,000
75th percentile
$106,791
A year, from 63 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $108,63221
Assistant Teaching ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,0009
Research Assistant ProfessorAtmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · median $66,3317
Research AssociateEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $67,9745
Postdoctoral ScholarMechanical Engineers · median $59,5304
Research EngineerComputer Systems Analysts · median $60,0004
Research ScientistChemical Engineers · median $95,0003
Associate ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $125,9602
Associate Teaching ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $88,4582
Geosciences Research ScientistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $74,4272
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.