93 certified · Median $77,000 a year · Tuscaloosa, AL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
51
13
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
42
18
2
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
$65,000
Median
$77,000
75th percentile
$103,500
A year, from 93 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEducation Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,1516
Postdoctoral FellowCivil Engineers, R&D · median $65,6004
Assistant Professor, Computer ScienceComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $111,2973
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer EngineeringEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $106,0002
Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $90,5002
Assistant Professor, Social WorkSocial Work Teachers, Postsecondary · median $82,1282
Engineering Researcher IComputer and Information Research Scientists · median $85,6892
Geography Researcher IIGeographers · median $75,0002
Instructor, MathematicsMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $65,5352
Marketing CoordinatorMarketing Managers · median $64,2012
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.