# IT Specialist (Applications Software - R&D) 
> **LCA (H-1B / H-1B1 / E-3)** labor certification — `I-200-23055-801966` · Certified - Withdrawn · decided 2026-01-07
## Employer
- **Name:** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- **FEIN:** 53-0206027
- **NAICS:** 54171
## Job
- **Title:** IT Specialist (Applications Software - R&D) 
- **SOC:** 15-1221.00 — Computer and Information Research Scientists
- **Workers requested:** 1
- **Worksite:** Cambridge, MA
- **Employment period:** 2023-04-16 → 2026-04-15
## Wage
- **Offered:** $157,113 per year
- **Prevailing wage:** $129,438 per Year
- **Wage level:** Level III
## Representation
- **Attorney:** Elizabeth Goss
- **Firm:** Goss Associates, LLC
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