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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
12
10
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
21
9
1
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
$69,805
Median
$83,500
75th percentile
$97,000
A year, from 29 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $61,3813
Assistant Professor of Computational Modeling of BehaviorPsychology Teachers, Postsecondary · median $81,1282
IT Audit ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $115,0002
Research ScientistElectrical Engineers, R&D · median $55,7992
Adjunct Postdoctoral ResearcherBiochemists and Biophysicists1
Assistant ProfessorEnglish Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary · median $85,3131
Assistant Professor - Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $96,8781
Assistant Professor in Recreation Management and PolicyRecreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · median $78,0301
Assistant Professor of EconomicsBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $133,0501
Assistant Professor of FinanceBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $170,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.