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Southern College of Optometry

Employer · Tennessee, United States

Employer address
Tennessee, United States
Applications on record
19
FY2025 applications
0
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Median offered wage
$83,992
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Southern College of Optometry appears in 19 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June).

Applications by fiscal year — Southern College of Optometry

23FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
23FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20091
FY20103
FY20112
FY20121
FY20131
FY20142
FY20150
FY20161
FY20172
FY20180
FY20192
FY20203
FY20210
FY20220
FY20231
FY20240
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202500
FY202400
FY202310
FY202200
FY202100
FY202030
FY201920
FY201800
FY201720
FY201610
FY201500
FY201420
FY201310
FY201201
FY201120
FY201030
FY200910
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).

Southern College of Optometry: applications by worksite state

19+19+19+19+19+
19+19+19+19+19+
Data table
StateApplications
TN19
Worksite states
  1. Tennessee19
Worksite cities
  1. Memphis, TN19
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. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary16
  2. Optometrists2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Instructor7
  2. Instructor of Optometry6
  3. Assistant Professor2
  4. Instructor/resident2
  5. Optometrist1

Offered annual wage, all years, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $83,992; middle half $67,820 to $89,139 · median prevailing wage $63,347 (marker) · 14 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
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)

23FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2014FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2020
23FY2009FY2011FY2016FY2019FY2020
Data table
FY20090
FY20101
FY20112
FY20143
FY20161
FY20172
FY20191
FY20201
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20201000
FY20190010
FY20171010
FY20161000
FY20141020
FY20111010
FY20100010
FY20090001
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. Siskind Susser PC6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Tennessee

Southern College of Optometry has 19 work visa applications on record (FY2009–FY2026), ranking #442 of 1,614 sponsoring employers in Tennessee and #46,722 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.02% of the applications filed by employers based in Tennessee.

Rank in Tennessee
442 of 1,614
Rank in the United States
46,722 of 168,030
Share of Tennessee's applications
0.02%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 621) in Tennessee
222
Largest sponsoring employers in Tennessee
  1. Cummins Inc.16,863
  2. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center4,326
  3. FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.3,912
  4. ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital3,580
  5. Ut-battelle, LLC3,259
  6. Ubs Business Solutions US LLC3,226
  7. Vanderbilt University2,498
  8. Federal Express Corporation2,126
  9. Asurion, LLC1,873
  10. Conch Technologies, Inc.1,480
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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