47 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Next end date: 2026-12-16. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Median offered wage is 12% above the DOL prevailing wage across 25 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas sponsors H-1B workers, with 47 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 9 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $94,359 (P25 $82,804, P75 $105,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
HDR Engineering, Inc. of the Carolinas H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 51% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| FY2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geotechnical Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-26147-953577 | $90,584/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | May 27, 2026 | Certified |
Water Resources Engineer I-200-26126-873473 | $105,955/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 05, 2026 | Certified |
Water Resources Engineer I-200-26118-846277 | $105,955/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Apr 28, 2026 | Certified |
Project Controls Specialist I-200-26109-809557 | $82,804/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 18, 2026 | Certified |
Bridge Designer I-200-26109-809561 | $90,001/yr | I | Raleigh, NC | Apr 18, 2026 | Certified |
Area Substation Business Class Manager I-200-26071-700049 | $200,012/yr | IV | Raleigh, NC | Mar 12, 2026 | Certified |
Site Civil Coordinator I-200-26034-615237 | $93,371/yr | I | Raleigh, NC | Feb 02, 2026 | Certified |
Water/Wastewater Engineer I-200-25357-504535 | $104,312/yr | III | Raleigh, NC | Dec 22, 2025 | Certified |
Project Controls Specialist I-200-25345-473983 | $86,008/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Dec 10, 2025 | Certified |
Fire & Life Safety Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-25153-043539 | $99,777/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Jun 02, 2025 | Certified |
Fire & Life Safety Engineer I-200-25135-979520 | $105,144/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 15, 2025 | Certified |
Transmission Designer I-200-25114-903230 | $77,064/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 24, 2025 | Certified |
Water/Wastewater Designer I-200-25091-818730 | $91,166/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 01, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I-200-25077-783730 | $101,420/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Mar 18, 2025 | Certified |
Substation P&C Engineer I-200-25072-774028 | $130,000/yr | III | Raleigh, NC | Mar 13, 2025 | Certified |
North Carolina Wastewater Business Class Lead I-200-25007-600840 | $196,500/yr | IV | Raleigh, NC | Jan 07, 2025 | Certified |
Hydraulics Designer I-200-24352-548486 | $76,003/yr$36/hr as filed | I | Raleigh, NC | Dec 16, 2024 | Certified |
Fire & Life Safety Engineer I-200-24295-421140 | $122,117/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Oct 21, 2024 | Certified |
Bridge Engineer I-200-24257-337836 | $99,486/yr | III | Raleigh, NC | Sep 13, 2024 | Certified |
Traffic Coordinator I-200-24162-089933 | $75,004/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Jun 10, 2024 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer I-200-24141-016941 | $116,459/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 20, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Water Resources Engineer I-200-24132-984913 | $112,486/yr | IV | Raleigh, NC | May 11, 2024 | Certified |
Water Resources Designer I-200-24114-918606 | $83,220/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 23, 2024 | Certified |
Geotechnical Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-24114-918001 | $81,952/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 23, 2024 | Certified |
Water Resources Project Engineer I-200-24036-695109 | $98,966/yr | III | Raleigh, NC | Feb 05, 2024 | Certified |
Bridge Engineer I-200-23221-249208 | $95,701/yr | III | Raleigh, NC | Aug 08, 2023 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer I-200-23184-165406 | $109,865/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Jul 03, 2023 | Certified |
Civil Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-23130-010557 | $85,000/yr | I | Raleigh, NC | May 10, 2023 | Certified |
Water Resources Engineer I-200-23125-997008 | $91,354/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | May 05, 2023 | Certified |
Bridge Engineer I-200-23102-927872 | $95,077/yr | III | Raleigh, NC | Apr 12, 2023 | Certified |
Rail Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-23101-921127 | $72,009/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 11, 2023 | Certified |
Water/Wastewater Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-23053-795783 | $84,000/yr | I | Raleigh, NC | Feb 22, 2023 | Certified |
Structural Engineer I-200-22277-510819 | $117,790/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Oct 04, 2022 | Certified |
Water/Wastewater Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-22173-305725 | $74,609/yr | I | Raleigh, NC | Jun 22, 2022 | Certified |
Fire Protection Designer I-200-22120-123469 | $71,427/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 30, 2022 | Certified |
Water/Wastewater Designer I-200-22120-123468 | $75,358/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 30, 2022 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I-200-22085-012245 | $86,008/yr | III | Charlotte, NC | Mar 25, 2022 | Certified |
Fire Protection Engineer I-200-22084-011899 | $102,000/yr | IV | Charlotte, NC | Mar 25, 2022 | Certified |
Water Resources Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-21277-623648 | $93,641/yr | II | Raleigh, NC | Oct 04, 2021 | Certified |
Geotechnical Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-21258-585957 | $70,000/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Sep 15, 2021 | Certified |
Water Resources Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-21168-405105 | $85,000/yr | II | Raleigh, NC | Jun 16, 2021 | Certified |
Control Systems Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-21047-080414 | $79,560/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Feb 16, 2021 | Certified |
Water/Wastewater Project Engineer I-200-20345-949373 | $105,000/yr | IV | Raleigh, NC | Dec 10, 2020 | Certified |
Control Systems Engineer in Training (EIT) I-200-20116-518356 | $68,972/yr | I | Charlotte, NC | Apr 25, 2020 | Certified, withdrawn |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Apr and May — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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