29 certified · Median $66,950 a year · Socorro, NM
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
11
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
18
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
$58,000
Median
$66,950
75th percentile
$75,000
A year, from 29 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $82,1378
Research AssociateGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $70,0003
Research ScientistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $54,5903
Postdoctoral ResearcherGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $59,8692
Residence Life CoordinatorTraining and Development Specialists · median $44,5752
Assistant Professor of ManagementBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $75,0001
Chemistry Laboratory ManagerChemists · median $51,3551
Full Stack Developer (Water Data)Data Scientists · median $68,4001
Instructor of ChemistryChemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · median $62,5791
Lead EngineerMechanical Engineers, R&D · median $81,1201
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.