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Southern Methodist University

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
630
FY2025 applications
56
FY2026 to 30 June
36
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$77,544
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Southern Methodist University appears in 630 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 56.

Applications by fiscal year — Southern Methodist University

2856FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2856FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200837
FY200929
FY201033
FY201136
FY201218
FY201321
FY201427
FY201532
FY201619
FY201735
FY201840
FY201935
FY202031
FY202127
FY202237
FY202339
FY202442
FY202556
FY2026*36
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*342
FY2025515
FY2024411
FY2023381
FY2022307
FY2021234
FY2020274
FY20192510
FY20183010
FY2017350
FY2016163
FY2015284
FY2014225
FY2013174
FY2012153
FY2011306
FY2010258
FY2009281
FY2008325
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 Methodist University: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+4+4+
1+1+1+4+4+
Data table
StateApplications
TX625
IL4
TN1
Worksite states
  1. Texas625
  2. Illinois4
  3. Tennessee1
Worksite cities
  1. Dallas, TX624
  2. Batavia, IL4
  3. Houston, TX1
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, Postsecondary96
  2. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary40
  3. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary36
  4. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary35
  5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary29
  6. Chemists20
  7. Coaches and Scouts20
  8. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary15
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Fellow32
  2. Post Doctoral Fellow28
  3. Assistant Professor25
  4. Assistant Professor of Economics17
  5. Assistant Professor of Finance12
  6. Assistant Professor of Accounting11
  7. Adjunct Lecturer11
  8. Lecturer10

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

Median $77,544; middle half $60,000 to $117,769 · median prevailing wage $65,450 (marker) · 118 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I42
  2. Level II37
  3. Level III42
  4. Level IV5
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. China18
  2. India16
  3. South Korea11
  4. 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)

1325FY2009FY2010FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1325FY2009FY2014FY2016FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY20092
FY201017
FY201418
FY20157
FY201614
FY201825
FY202023
FY202120
FY202222
FY202311
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20235060
FY202240180
FY202111090
FY2020110120
FY201821040
FY20167271
FY20157000
FY201415030
FY201012050
FY20092000
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. Law Offices of Richard A. Gump, Jr.289
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

Southern Methodist University has 630 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #234 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #2,279 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.05% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
234 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
2,279 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.05%
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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