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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
29
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
40
2
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
$68,376
Median
$80,772
75th percentile
$100,644
A year, from 69 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $105,07310
Postdoctoral ScholarMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $61,8847
Research Assistant ProfessorMicrobiologists · median $76,5384
Assistant Professor, Nutrition SpecialistDietitians and Nutritionists · median $91,7852
Instructional DesignerInstructional Coordinators · median $70,0002
Postdoctoral Research ScholarHydrologists · median $70,8142
Research ScientistSoil and Plant Scientists · median $66,2662
Teaching Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $72,7962
Web DeveloperWeb and Digital Interface Designers · median $82,5972
Assistant Professor AgricultureAgricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary · median $106,9981
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.