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District of Columbia Public Schools

Employer · District of Columbia, United States

Employer address
District of Columbia, United States
Applications on record
1,046
FY2025 applications
170
FY2026 to 30 June
109
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Median offered wage
$65,000
Most common occupation
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.5%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

District of Columbia Public Schools appears in 1,046 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 170.

Applications by fiscal year — District of Columbia Public Schools

86172FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
86172FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200823
FY200946
FY20105
FY20119
FY20128
FY20131
FY201416
FY201533
FY201626
FY201725
FY201868
FY201942
FY202040
FY202153
FY202277
FY2023123
FY2024172
FY2025170
FY2026*109
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1090
FY202515218
FY20241648
FY20231221
FY2022770
FY2021530
FY2020400
FY2019420
FY2018680
FY2017250
FY2016260
FY2015330
FY2014160
FY201310
FY201280
FY201190
FY201050
FY2009451
FY2008230
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

District of Columbia Public Schools: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
DC1,037
MD7
CT1
Worksite states
  1. District of Columbia1,037
  2. Maryland7
  3. Connecticut1
Worksite cities
  1. Washington, DC1,029
  2. Bethesda, MD3
  3. Largo, MD3
  4. Cheverly, MD1
  5. Washington, CT1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education425
  2. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education231
  3. Physicians, All Other98
  4. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School34
  5. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other19
  6. Software Developers16
  7. Special Education Teachers, Elementary School14
  8. Psychiatrists10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Secondary Teacher282
  2. Elementary Teacher168
  3. Teacher146
  4. Physician in A Post Graduate Training Program115
  5. Special Education Teacher71
  6. Secondary Teacher21
  7. Seondary World Language Teacher11
  8. Secondary School Teacher10

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $65,000; middle half $65,000 to $65,000 · median prevailing wage $55,550 (marker) · 423 applications.

$60k$65k$70k$75k$80k
$60k$65k$70k$75k$80k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I398
  2. Level II1
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

47FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019
47FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019
Data table
FY20167
FY20177
FY20184
FY20196
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20192040
FY20181031
FY20171061
FY20161060
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. District of Columbia Public Schools593
  2. DCPS, Office of the General Counsel81
  3. Law Office of Stephen M. Perlitsh24
  4. Maggio Kattar13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in District of Columbia

District of Columbia Public Schools has 1,046 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #3 of 1,409 sponsoring employers in District of Columbia and #1,236 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 2.71% of the applications filed by employers based in District of Columbia.

Rank in District of Columbia
3 of 1,409
Rank in the United States
1,236 of 168,030
Share of District of Columbia's applications
2.71%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in District of Columbia
109
Largest sponsoring employers in District of Columbia
  1. Georgetown University2,011
  2. Children's National Medical Center1,246
  3. District of Columbia Public Schools1,046
  4. Howard University883
  5. The Advisory Board Company824
  6. Federal National Mortgage Association748
  7. American Institutes for Research626
  8. National Railroad Passenger Corporation621
  9. The George Washington University612
  10. Costar Realty Information, Inc.577
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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