113 certified · Median $77,000 a year · Mississippi State, MS
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
44
7
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
69
6
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
$63,000
Median
$77,000
75th percentile
$95,000
A year, from 113 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,93746
Postdoctoral AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $61,88920
Assistant Research ProfessorData Scientists · median $85,00011
Associate ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $94,0955
Instructor ICommunications Teachers, Postsecondary · median $49,1674
Assistant Clinical ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $150,0003
Assistant Teaching ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $67,5002
Research Associate IAgricultural Technicians · median $50,5002
ResidentVeterinary Technologists and Technicians · median $45,0002
Senior Research EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $111,0422
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.