367 certified · Median $87,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
140
81
6
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
227
63
10
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
$62,957
Median
$87,000
75th percentile
$111,370
A year, from 359 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $105,003121
Postdoctoral Research AssociatePhysicists · median $57,00251
Instructional Assistant ProfessorArchitecture Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,42526
Assistant Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $70,97718
Clinical Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $138,00013
Research Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $85,94212
Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $76,00011
Associate ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $125,0007
Research AssociateSocial Science Research Assistants · median $50,3527
Visiting Assistant ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $61,8037
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.