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Texas Tech University

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
3,727
FY2025 applications
269
FY2026 to 30 June
161
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Median offered wage
$77,975
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
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

Texas Tech University appears in 3,727 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 269.

Applications by fiscal year — Texas Tech University

135269FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
135269FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008154
FY2009134
FY2010149
FY2011114
FY2012208
FY2013222
FY2014228
FY2015214
FY2016231
FY2017242
FY2018232
FY2019216
FY2020182
FY2021166
FY2022195
FY2023186
FY2024224
FY2025269
FY2026*161
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*14120
FY202521752
FY202420420
FY202316026
FY202217520
FY202114818
FY202016121
FY201919818
FY201818943
FY201721329
FY201620130
FY201518331
FY201418840
FY201321111
FY201219612
FY201110410
FY201011831
FY20091268
FY200814311
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).

Texas Tech University: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
TX3,708
IL5
PA4
MD3
TN3
AL2
NY1
FL1
Worksite states
  1. Texas3,708
  2. Illinois5
  3. Pennsylvania4
  4. Maryland3
  5. Tennessee3
  6. Alabama2
  7. New York1
  8. Florida1
Worksite cities
  1. Lubbock, TX2,578
  2. El Paso, TX567
  3. Amarillo, TX222
  4. Odessa, TX148
  5. Midland, TX72
  6. Abilene, TX64
  7. Dallas, TX17
  8. Waco, TX11
  9. Batavia, IL5
  10. Broomall, PA4
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, Postsecondary718
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists266
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary175
  4. Business Teachers, Postsecondary118
  5. Biological Technicians96
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary88
  7. Physicians, All Other78
  8. Biochemists and Biophysicists68
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor778
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate271
  3. Research Associate192
  4. Post Doctoral Research Associate142
  5. Instructor117
  6. Programmer Analyst III115
  7. Research Assistant Professor88
  8. Assistant Professor (internal Medicine)69

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

Median $77,975; middle half $62,570 to $114,584 · median prevailing wage $58,448 (marker) · 550 applications.

$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I365
  2. Level II150
  3. Level III35
  4. Level IV12
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. India82
  2. South Korea50
  3. China47
  4. Canada28
  5. Mexico10
  6. Spain7
  7. Germany7
  8. Libya7
  9. United Kingdom6
  10. Italy6
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)

70139FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2015FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
70139FY2009FY2011FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20091
FY201046
FY201158
FY201549
FY201763
FY201866
FY201966
FY2020139
FY2021101
FY2022132
FY202346
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023220241
FY2022590730
FY2021531481
FY2020611782
FY2019370290
FY2018382280
FY2017281352
FY2015320170
FY2011240340
FY2010231230
FY20090010
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. Dickinson Wright PLLC79
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

Texas Tech University has 3,727 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #23 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #264 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.27% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
23 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
264 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.27%
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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