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Houston Independent School District

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
1,480
FY2025 applications
94
FY2026 to 30 June
38
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.2%
Median offered wage
$69,078
Most common occupation
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.2%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Houston Independent School District appears in 1,480 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 94.

Applications by fiscal year — Houston Independent School District

62124FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
62124FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200886
FY200960
FY201053
FY201158
FY201292
FY201362
FY201469
FY2015124
FY2016103
FY201795
FY2018105
FY201966
FY202070
FY202187
FY202287
FY202362
FY202469
FY202594
FY2026*38
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*371
FY20258311
FY20245316
FY20235111
FY20226423
FY20216225
FY2020646
FY2019633
FY20181023
FY2017923
FY20169211
FY201510519
FY2014690
FY2013620
FY20125537
FY2011553
FY20103914
FY2009546
FY2008860
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).

Houston Independent School District: applications by worksite state

1,480+1,480+1,480+1,480+1,480+
1,480+1,480+1,480+1,480+1,480+
Data table
StateApplications
TX1,480
Worksite states
  1. Texas1,480
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX1,445
  2. Bellaire, TX30
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. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education679
  2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education363
  3. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education106
  4. Special Education Teachers, Middle School24
  5. Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education23
  6. Special Education Teachers, Elementary School20
  7. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School18
  8. Software Developers10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Bilingual Teacher393
  2. Math Teacher174
  3. Special Education Teacher83
  4. Elementary School Teacher80
  5. Science Teacher71
  6. Secondary School Teacher44
  7. Bilingual Elementary Teacher33
  8. Esl Teacher30

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

Median $69,078; middle half $64,250 to $82,833 · median prevailing wage $55,230 (marker) · 169 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I146
  2. Level II16
  3. Level III10
  4. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. Mexico31
  2. Colombia24
  3. India23
  4. Venezuela16
  5. Spain15
  6. Philippines10
  7. Peru9
  8. Canada5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData 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)

3059FY2022FY2023
3059FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY202259
FY202311
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20233080
FY2022220370
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. Foster LLP465
  2. Law Offices of Adan G. Vega Associates, PLLC64
  3. Vega & Associates, PLLC17
  4. FosterQuan, LLP13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Texas

Houston Independent School District has 1,480 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #68 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #809 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.11% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
68 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
809 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.11%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Texas
630
Largest sponsoring employers in Texas
  1. Infosys Limited249,552
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp158,582
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.53,212
  4. Tesla, Inc.17,540
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation16,060
  6. KPMG LLP12,376
  7. Oracle America, Inc.10,036
  8. Ericsson Inc.8,088
  9. Dallas Independent School District6,275
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.6,264
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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