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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
7
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
4
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
$96,857
Median
$131,477
75th percentile
$178,825
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Engineering GeologistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $90,0001
GeologistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $103,1001
Manager, MetallurgyMaterials Engineers · median $177,6501
Manager, Training & CultureTraining and Development Managers · median $195,0001
Metallurgist IMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $90,6141
Mine SurveyorSurveyors · median $74,8801
Principal Advisor, Fixed Assets-KBGFJG387720-1Managers, All Other · median $180,0001
Reliability Engineer/SpecialistMechanical Engineers · median $110,0001
Sr Geotechnical EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $155,0001
Sr Mine EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $131,4771
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.