396 certified · Median $74,381 a year · Minneapolis, MN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
184
42
15
1
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
212
64
8
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
$63,120
Median
$74,381
75th percentile
$96,820
A year, from 343 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $110,000105
Postdoctoral AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $62,65249
Post-Doctoral AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $61,00820
Research Professional 5Molecular and Cellular Biologists · median $70,00012
Researcher 5Biochemists and Biophysicists · median $71,4908
LecturerComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $72,6986
Post Doctoral AssociateMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $62,0646
Veterinary Medical ResidentVeterinarians · median $46,0006
Associate ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $130,0004
Clinical Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $143,1664
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.