287 certified · Median $83,845 a year · Blacksburg, VA
Also filed as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
111
58
2
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
176
51
7
1
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
$68,053
Median
$83,845
75th percentile
$108,551
A year, from 271 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $107,00035
Postdoctoral AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $67,01833
Research ScientistChemists · median $84,42322
Research AssociateOperations Research Analysts · median $75,56221
InstructorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $55,1596
Assistant Professor - Computer ScienceComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $132,0005
Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $120,0005
Senior Research AssociateData Scientists · median $105,0005
Rotating InternVeterinarians · median $50,5004
Adjunct Assistant Professor in GeographyGeography Teachers, Postsecondary · median $89,3363
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.