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Kent State University

Employer · Ohio, United States

Employer address
Ohio, United States
Applications on record
965
FY2025 applications
30
FY2026 to 30 June
25
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
97.8%
Median offered wage
$73,000
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified97.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Kent State University appears in 965 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 30.

Applications by fiscal year — Kent State University

4080FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4080FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200845
FY200930
FY201055
FY201150
FY201252
FY201366
FY201467
FY201580
FY201667
FY201766
FY201855
FY201964
FY202038
FY202138
FY202247
FY202343
FY202447
FY202530
FY2026*25
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*214
FY2025273
FY2024461
FY2023421
FY2022452
FY2021335
FY2020371
FY2019586
FY20184510
FY2017588
FY20165116
FY2015719
FY2014589
FY2013606
FY2012493
FY2011419
FY20103421
FY2009291
FY2008396
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).

Kent State University: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+7+12+
1+1+1+7+12+
Data table
StateApplications
OH944
NY12
CA7
NJ1
CO1
Worksite states
  1. Ohio944
  2. New York12
  3. California7
  4. New Jersey1
  5. Colorado1
Worksite cities
  1. Kent, OH819
  2. North Canton, OH42
  3. New Philadelphia, OH25
  4. Warren, OH13
  5. Cleveland, OH11
  6. Burton, OH10
  7. Ashtabula, OH10
  8. Upton, NY9
  9. Berkeley, CA7
  10. Canton, OH4
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. Business Teachers, Postsecondary75
  2. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary41
  3. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary40
  4. Physicists40
  5. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary33
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary31
  7. Education Teachers, Postsecondary30
  8. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary29
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor260
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate93
  3. Instructor58
  4. Lecturer31
  5. Postdoctoral Research Scholar26
  6. Research Associate25
  7. Associate Professor17
  8. Research Scientist14

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

Median $73,000; middle half $56,484 to $87,550 · median prevailing wage $52,397 (marker) · 85 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I30
  2. Level II6
  3. Level III5
  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. India24
  2. South Korea18
  3. China11
  4. Turkey6
  5. Canada5
  6. United Kingdom5
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)

2651FY2009FY2011FY2014FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2651FY2009FY2014FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200930
FY201133
FY201451
FY201633
FY201750
FY201831
FY201944
FY202032
FY202128
FY202235
FY202311
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20236151
FY2022161190
FY2021140141
FY2020100220
FY2019210232
FY2018101210
FY2017160340
FY2016181150
FY2014251260
FY2011140190
FY2009190110
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. Office of the Ohio Attorney General30
  2. Margaret W. Wong & Associates LLC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Ohio

Kent State University has 965 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #35 of 3,322 sponsoring employers in Ohio and #1,357 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.55% of the applications filed by employers based in Ohio.

Rank in Ohio
35 of 3,322
Rank in the United States
1,357 of 168,030
Share of Ohio's applications
0.55%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Ohio
148
Largest sponsoring employers in Ohio
  1. Erp Analysts, Inc.6,646
  2. The Ohio State University5,097
  3. SLK America, Inc.4,352
  4. Cleveland Clinic Foundation3,297
  5. Case Western Reserve University2,764
  6. Cardinal Health, Inc.2,575
  7. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center2,047
  8. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company2,017
  9. Strategic Systems, Inc.1,961
  10. United Software Group Inc.1,858
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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