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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
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
$151,000
Median
$165,000
75th percentile
$175,000
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Senior Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $153,0006
Senior Data EngineerDatabase Architects · median $171,1364
Senior Data ScientistData Scientists · median $165,0003
Director of Product DesignWeb and Digital Interface Designers · median $218,5002
Data Engineer IIDatabase Architects · median $143,7901
Lead Business AnalystOperations Research Analysts · median $109,0001
Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $115,0001
Senior Machine Learning EngineerSoftware Developers · median $177,0001
Staff Data EngineerDatabase Architects · median $175,0001
Staff Data ScientistData Scientists · median $170,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.