855 certified · Median $72,000 a year · Ann Arbor, MI
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
382
198
14
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
473
118
15
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
$63,629
Median
$72,000
75th percentile
$87,458
A year, from 828 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $63,480255
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $128,00077
Research InvestigatorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $72,82264
Assistant Research ScientistPhysicists · median $89,56228
Clinical Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $190,36826
Research Lab Specialist SeniorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $71,04223
Research Lab Specialist IntermediateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $61,00422
Research Lab Specialist AssociateBiological Technicians · median $49,34719
LEO Lecturer IForeign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $56,87018
Research Area Specialist IntermediateData Scientists · median $68,00013
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.