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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
47
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
58
0
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
$85,446
Median
$92,810
75th percentile
$102,149
A year, from 105 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $93,60021
Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $94,37014
CQV EngineerValidation Engineers · median $88,46210
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $88,6296
Computer System Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $100,0003
Digital Marketing ManagerMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists · median $83,0543
Industrial EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $79,3943
Turnover Documentation SpecialistIndustrial Engineers · median $104,6863
Associate TMF SpecialistRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $75,9822
COMPUTER SYSTEMS VALIDATION ENGINEERSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $100,1322
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.