264 certified · Median $82,000 a year · Raleigh, NC
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
95
15
1
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
169
34
3
1
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
$65,000
Median
$82,000
75th percentile
$107,640
A year, from 261 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $107,00074
Postdoctoral Research ScholarChemical Engineers · median $61,21447
Research ScholarSoil and Plant Scientists · median $78,37119
Research AssociateSoil and Plant Scientists · median $65,80116
Assistant Research ProfessorBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $80,0009
Associate ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $131,4198
Assistant Teaching ProfessorEducation Teachers, Postsecondary · median $74,7506
LecturerBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $47,7926
Senior Research ScholarCartographers and Photogrammetrists · median $92,7005
Assistant Clinical ProfessorVeterinarians · median $139,8064
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.