42 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2025–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Mesabi Metallics Company LLC'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%.
Median offered wage is 13% above the DOL prevailing wage across 42 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.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Mesabi Metallics Company LLC sponsors H-1B workers, with 42 certified LCAs on file (FY2025–FY2026), including 25 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $120,000 (P25 $83,244, P75 $175,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Mesabi Metallics Company LLC H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2025–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; 50% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2026 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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 Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head – Contracts I-200-26173-038733 | $285,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 22, 2026 | Certified |
Lead – Information Technology & Digital Transformation I-200-26168-025511 | $150,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 17, 2026 | Certified |
Finance Controller I-200-26167-022226 | $200,000/yr | IV | Paducah, KY | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Lead – Piping I-200-26167-022293 | $105,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Lead – Structural Design I-200-26167-022152 | $175,000/yr | IV | Paducah, KY | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Finance Controller I-200-26167-022324 | $200,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Project Planner I-200-26167-022274 | $120,000/yr | IV | Paducah, KY | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Lead – Utilities I-200-26167-022309 | $150,000/yr | IV | Paducah, KY | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Lead – Beneficiation Plant I-200-26167-022348 | $120,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Head – DRI / HBI I-200-26167-022200 | $350,000/yr | IV | Paducah, KY | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Lead – Mechanical Maintenance I-200-26167-022248 | $125,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Construction Manager – E&I I-200-26166-014169 | $131,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
Construction Manager – E&I I-200-26166-014123 | $131,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
General Manager - Contracts I-200-26166-014077 | $175,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
Construction Manager – Civil I-200-26166-014094 | $155,500/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 15, 2026 | Certified |
Chief of Technology I-200-26154-975608 | $400,000/yr | IV | Paducah, KY | Jun 03, 2026 | Certified |
Head of Pellet I-200-26153-973732 | $250,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 02, 2026 | Certified |
Head Technical Services & Hematite Project I-200-26153-973692 | $200,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 02, 2026 | Certified |
Financial Analyst I-200-26132-898877 | $88,192/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 12, 2026 | Certified |
IT Network and Project Support I-200-26127-880703 | $82,659/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 07, 2026 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-26117-840499 | $85,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | Apr 27, 2026 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I (DRI) I-200-26117-840217 | $101,795/yr | I | Paducah, KY | Apr 27, 2026 | Certified |
Automation Engineer II I-200-26117-840228 | $110,000/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | Apr 27, 2026 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-26117-840249 | $101,317/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | Apr 27, 2026 | Certified |
IT Specialist I-200-26117-840168 | $82,659/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | Apr 27, 2026 | Certified |
Manufacturing Engineer IV I-200-25157-059819 | $112,000/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer II I-200-25157-059808 | $78,000/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Purchasing Manager II I-200-25157-059794 | $131,000/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural and Engineering Managers IV I-200-25157-059855 | $201,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural and Engineering Managers IV I-200-25157-060009 | $201,000/yr | IV | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Architectural and Engineering Managers III I-200-25157-060045 | $177,000/yr | III | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25157-059837 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | Jun 05, 2025 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I (Construction) I-200-25148-026672 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I (Pelletization) I-200-25148-026723 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Electrical Engineer III I-200-25148-026861 | $112,000/yr | II | Nashwauk,, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25148-026804 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25148-026830 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer III I-200-25148-026906 | $91,000/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I I-200-25148-026750 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Civil Engineer I (Structure) I-200-25148-026692 | $72,000/yr | I | Nashwauk, MN | May 28, 2025 | Certified |
Mechanical Engineer I I-200-25093-828646 | $85,000/yr | II | Nashwauk, MN | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
IT Network and Project Support I-200-25092-824938 | $61,360/yr$29/hr as filed | I | Nashwauk, MN | Apr 02, 2025 | Certified |
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 FY2025–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Jun 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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