15 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2023–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University'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%.
Withdrawn or denied LCAs are normal in isolation; a high share suggests workers were moved between filings and the paper trail needs checking.
Median offered wage is 35% above the DOL prevailing wage across 14 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 — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University sponsors H-1B workers, with 15 certified LCAs on file (FY2023–FY2026), including 1 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $87,804 (P25 $63,036, P75 $109,694). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2023–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; 10% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| FY2026 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
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 Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cloud Architect I-200-26036-622311 | $114,605/yr | IV | Blacksburg, VA | Feb 05, 2026 | Certified |
Postdoctoral Associate I-200-25141-001237 | $62,878/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | May 21, 2025 | Certified |
Postdoctoral Associate I-200-25132-966034 | $62,878/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | May 12, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-25121-927700 | $108,058/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate I-200-25121-928077 | $63,036/yr | II | Blacksburg, VA | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Research Assistant Professor I-200-25112-891155 | $120,000/yr | III | Blacksburg, VA | Apr 22, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture I-200-25100-850084 | $87,503/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | Apr 10, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor - Computer Science I-200-25099-847744 | $131,500/yr | II | Blacksburg, VA | Apr 09, 2025 | Certified |
3D Technical Artist - Digital Librarian I-200-25099-846856 | $59,000/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | Apr 09, 2025 | Certified |
Data Scientist I-200-25094-832085 | $88,522/yr | II | Blacksburg, VA | Apr 04, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-25091-818186 | $108,058/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | Apr 01, 2025 | Certified, withdrawn |
Assistant Professor, Industrial Design I-200-25087-810485 | $88,105/yr | II | Blacksburg, VA | Mar 28, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture I-200-25087-810745 | $87,503/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | Mar 28, 2025 | Certified |
Professor of Practice I-200-25086-809289 | $160,000/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | Mar 27, 2025 | Certified |
Collegiate Assistant Professor I-200-25085-804441 | $130,000/yr | I | Blacksburg, VA | Mar 26, 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 FY2023–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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