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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
33
12
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
45
28
0
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
$75,750
Median
$96,432
75th percentile
$115,269
A year, from 78 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $111,93241
Postdoctoral ResearcherEnvironmental Engineers · median $68,6825
Business Intelligence AnalystBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $82,4003
InstructorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $83,6302
Postdoctoral Researcher (Animal and Food Sciences)Soil and Plant Scientists · median $67,3712
Postdoctoral Researcher (Chem. & Biomol. Engineering)Materials Scientists · median $52,5202
Research Associate III (Mechanical Engineering)Mechanical Engineers · median $91,0522
Assistant Director, Decision SupportOperations Research Analysts · median $105,0631
Associate ScientistChemists · median $88,0001
Associate Scientist (Biological Sciences)Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $78,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.