327 certified · Median $121,392 a year · Oak Ridge, TN
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
138
49
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
189
50
5
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
$90,071
Median
$121,392
75th percentile
$137,615
A year, from 326 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Advanced Mobility Research and Development StaffCivil Engineers, R&D · median $146,6234
Postdoc - Growth Mechanisms of 2D Materials & NanomaterialsMaterials Scientists · median $84,3363
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Materials TheoryMaterials Scientists · median $87,7883
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Microbial ModelingSoil and Plant Scientists · median $95,1113
US ITER Project Engineer - Technical Staff MemberCivil Engineers · median $132,1543
Associate Research & Development Scientist, Buildings EquipCivil Engineers, R&D · median $128,7562
CFD Applications EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $137,1322
Diffraction Neutron Scattering ScientistPhysicists · median $144,1272
Experimental High Energy / Nuclear PhysicistPhysicists · median $145,7102
Experimental Nuclear Physicist - R&D AssociatePhysicists · median $161,1512
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.