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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
28
0
4
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
25
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
$175,000
Median
$200,000
75th percentile
$245,000
A year, from 53 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Strategic Projects LeadProject Management Specialists · median $200,0005
Software Engineer IISoftware Developers · median $193,8004
Strategic Projects LeadProject Management Specialists · median $172,5004
Business Operations ManagerOperations Research Analysts · median $174,9003
Founding Engineer, Handshake AI EnterpriseSoftware Developers · median $300,0003
Software Engineer ISoftware Developers · median $135,7203
Strategic Projects LeadsOperations Research Analysts · median $190,0003
AI Research EngineerComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $270,0002
Principal Product ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $252,5002
Senior iOS EngineerSoftware Developers · median $242,5002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.