139 certified · Median $100,000 a year · Nashville, 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
55
7
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
84
5
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
$74,398
Median
$100,000
75th percentile
$165,769
A year, from 138 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $250,89628
Clinical FellowPhysicians, All Other · median $73,4578
Basic Scientist Assistant 1Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $74,3977
Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $100,0006
Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $72,5836
Research InstructorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $86,4795
Associate ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $384,0054
Resident PhysicianPhysicians, All Other · median $75,1934
Assistant Professor of Clinical MedicineHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $136,8003
Basic Scientist Assistant IMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $75,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.