45 certified · Median $65,000 a year · College Station, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
19
12
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
26
13
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
$60,108
Median
$65,000
75th percentile
$76,512
A year, from 44 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral ResearcherEngineers, All Other · median $63,00025
Assistant Research ScientistMaterials Scientists · median $67,7376
Research Engineer IIElectrical Engineers · median $86,5283
Associate Research ScientistMaterials Scientists · median $81,5921
Communications Specialist IIISearch Marketing Strategists · median $61,0001
Digital StrategistSearch Marketing Strategists · median $61,0001
Program Specialist IIIInformation Technology Project Managers · median $53,0401
Research AssociateChemical Engineers1
Research Development OfficerTechnical Writers · median $81,4071
Research Engineer IIIMaterials Engineers · median $65,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.