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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
30
0
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
37
1
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
$92,473
Median
$110,000
75th percentile
$129,500
A year, from 66 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Maintenance Field EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $93,8914
Drill Maintenance SpecialistMechanical Engineers · median $96,4502
Engineering SuperintendentMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $132,8002
General ManagerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $220,0002
Geologist IIGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $92,0002
Senior Resource GeologistMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $129,7502
Senior Underground EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $119,7502
Superintendent, Process OperationsMaterials Engineers · median $125,6002
Underground Geologist IIIGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $103,3502
Underground Mine EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $89,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.