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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
102
61
1
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
144
63
6
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
$77,030
Median
$90,000
75th percentile
$124,134
A year, from 242 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral ScholarSoil and Plant Scientists · median $74,28165
Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $132,00047
Assistant Project ScientistBiological Scientists, All Other · median $85,00042
Applications ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $110,5046
LecturerForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $76,4975
Resident PhysicianPhysicians, All Other · median $89,6355
VeterinarianVeterinarians · median $133,7505
Assistant SpecialistMechanical Engineers · median $68,3004
Research and Development EngineerOperations Research Analysts · median $90,0004
Associate ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $219,1003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.