259 certified · Median $87,360 a year · Chula Vista, CA
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
89
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
170
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
$82,077
Median
$87,360
75th percentile
$92,976
A year, from 70 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $87,36034
Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $89,44013
Validation SpecialistValidation Engineers · median $98,40510
Supplier Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $89,1609
CQV EngineerValidation Engineers · median $82,0776
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $74,4025
Training and Development SpecialistTraining and Development Specialists5
Design Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $89,4404
LEAD CSV ENGINEERComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $76,0144
Project EngineerValidation Engineers · median $87,1104
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.