141 certified · Median $85,000 a year · Irvine, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
60
14
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
81
24
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
$76,700
Median
$85,000
75th percentile
$118,000
A year, from 141 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ASSISTANT PROFESSOREngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $120,50032
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $74,42528
ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTISTMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $80,80025
ASSOCIATE SPECIALISTBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $79,20011
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $145,2006
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT COUNSELOREducational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors · median $58,6103
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN-RESIDENCEBiological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $154,7003
ASSISTANT RESEARCHERMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $93,4003
ASSISTANT SPECIALISTStatisticians · median $67,0003
RESEARCH DATA ANALYSTData Scientists · median $68,5783
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.