66 certified · Median $104,000 a year · Atlanta, GA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
18
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
48
0
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
$90,480
Median
$104,000
75th percentile
$122,200
A year, from 66 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $104,00015
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $101,92010
Sr. Process EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $128,9603
Sr. System EngineerValidation Engineers · median $141,4403
Sr. Systems EngineerValidation Engineers · median $141,4403
GMP Operational Quality SpecialistValidation Engineers · median $83,2002
Operations EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $94,6402
Process EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $104,0002
Process Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $104,0002
Quality Assurance InspectorRegulatory Affairs Specialists · median $93,6002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.