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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
27
3
4
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
46
5
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
$62,000
Median
$80,000
75th percentile
$118,692
A year, from 73 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral FellowPolitical Scientists · median $63,0004
Postdoctoral Fellow - TEILClinical Research Coordinators · median $62,0004
Research Assistant Professor - Mechanical EngineeringEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,0004
Assistant Professor of EconomicsEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $145,0003
Assistant Professor of AccountingBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $267,8002
Assistant Professor of FinanceBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $275,9122
Assistant Professor of MathematicsMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $102,5002
Engineer 3Electrical Engineers, R&D · median $110,5002
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of BiologyBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $60,0002
Research Associate 2 (Particle Physics Electronics Engineer)Physicists · median $63,2862
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.