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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
25
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
32
4
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
$180,000
Median
$210,000
75th percentile
$246,800
A year, from 57 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $221,80026
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $205,0006
Business Operations & StrategyGeneral and Operations Managers · median $218,8002
Motion DesignerSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $192,5002
Product DesignerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $260,0002
Security EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $152,2502
Analytics EngineerData Scientists · median $205,0001
Business AnalystComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $106,2501
Business Systems ArchitectComputer Occupations, All Other · median $295,0001
Chief Executive OfficerGeneral and Operations Managers · median $300,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.