334 certified · Median $75,128 a year · Birmingham, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
152
73
5
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
182
157
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
$64,890
Median
$75,128
75th percentile
$95,000
A year, from 277 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $115,000112
ResidentPhysicians, All Other · median $71,19328
Postdoctoral Scholar EmployeeMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $61,84724
Researcher SeniorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $64,38019
Researcher VMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $61,57215
InstructorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $80,90714
Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $75,26714
Instructor/FellowPhysicians, All Other · median $77,9789
Scientist IMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $70,0009
Associate ProfessorEpidemiologists · median $175,0004
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.