51 certified · Median $154,400 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
22
0
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
29
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
$135,550
Median
$154,400
75th percentile
$190,250
A year, from 51 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Eng Process Staff SrChemical Engineers · median $180,0004
OEDP Eng ProductionPetroleum Engineers · median $120,0003
Advisor IT Industrial ControlSoftware Developers · median $149,9472
Advisor IT SystemsSoftware Developers · median $154,8502
Expert IT SystemsSoftware Developers · median $121,6502
GeophysicistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $130,5202
Manager IT Advanced AnalyticsArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $189,3502
Project ManagerProject Management Specialists · median $175,5502
Reservoir EngineerPetroleum Engineers · median $138,7002
Advisor IT IOT Plat&SolutionsSoftware Developers · median $150,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.