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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
3
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
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
$88,192
Median
$97,032
75th percentile
$102,690
A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $97,0325
VALIDATION ENGINEERValidation Engineers · median $88,1922
EMBEDDED ENGINEERElectrical Engineers · median $93,1221
SOFTWARE ENGINEERSoftware Developers · median $104,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.