Primary filing location Chicago, IL. 17,781 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2025.
● Data current through FY2025 · sourced from U.S. DOL OFLC, updated quarterly| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4,315 | 3 | 4,357 |
| FY2022 | 3,606 | 7 | 3,728 |
| FY2023 | 4,068 | 12 | 4,353 |
| FY2024 | 2,903 | 5 | 3,507 |
| FY2025 | 2,889 | 4 | 2,903 |
Counts are certified and denied LCA case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files; Total also includes withdrawn cases.
| Job title | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| Associate, Software Engineer | 1,894 | $130,230 |
| Vice President, Software Engineer | 1,516 | $158,433 |
| Vice President, Lead Software Engineer | 1,225 | $160,543 |
| Associate, Software Engineer III | 970 | $138,069 |
| ASSOCIATE, SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 843 | $124,303 |
| Location | Filings |
|---|---|
| Plano, TX | 2,601 |
| New York, NY | 2,229 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2,221 |
| Columbus, OH | 1,492 |
| Wilmington, DE | 1,481 |
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