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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
16
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
0
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
$73,840
Median
$82,160
75th percentile
$94,120
A year, from 27 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $82,1606
Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $97,7603
Complaint SpecialistValidation Engineers · median $82,1602
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $83,7202
Manufacturing Engineer - Process DevelopmentManufacturing Engineers · median $81,1202
Quality Engineering AssociateValidation Engineers · median $66,4702
Quality Lab AssociateRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $60,0002
Supplier Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $107,1202
Healthcare Information AnalystHealth Informatics Specialists · median $71,7601
Post Market Quality SpecialistValidation Engineers · median $79,0401
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.