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The University of Akron

Employer · Ohio, United States

Employer address
Ohio, United States
Applications on record
526
FY2025 applications
26
FY2026 to 30 June
12
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$80,000
Most common occupation
Engineering 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

The University of Akron appears in 526 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 26.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Akron

3161FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3161FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200834
FY200933
FY201044
FY201161
FY201245
FY201332
FY201437
FY201531
FY201629
FY201726
FY201827
FY201917
FY202014
FY202117
FY202217
FY202312
FY202412
FY202526
FY2026*12
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*120
FY2025188
FY202493
FY2023120
FY2022170
FY2021152
FY2020113
FY2019125
FY2018207
FY2017215
FY2016227
FY2015247
FY20142116
FY2013257
FY2012369
FY20114219
FY2010413
FY2009330
FY2008340
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).

The University of Akron: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
OH524
MD1
CA1
Worksite states
  1. Ohio524
  2. Maryland1
  3. California1
Worksite cities
  1. Akron, OH519
  2. Orrville, OH3
  3. Pasadena, CA1
  4. Gaithersburg, MD1
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. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary99
  2. Chemical Technicians60
  3. Business Teachers, Postsecondary55
  4. Materials Scientists20
  5. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary19
  6. Coaches and Scouts17
  7. Education Teachers, Postsecondary16
  8. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary15
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor82
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate19
  3. Research Associate16
  4. Post Doctoral Research Associate10
  5. Assistant Professor of Instruction9
  6. Institutional Research Analyst7
  7. Assistant Director6
  8. Assistant Professor Civil Engineering6

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

Median $80,000; middle half $60,066 to $94,966 · median prevailing wage $58,406 (marker) · 39 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I24
  2. Level II4
  3. Level III4
  4. Level IV6
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. China19
  2. South Korea16
  3. India11
  4. Canada8
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)

1020FY2010FY2015FY2016FY2019FY2020FY2022FY2023
1020FY2010FY2016FY2020FY2023
Data table
FY201020
FY201516
FY201615
FY201912
FY20209
FY202218
FY20232
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20232000
FY20229090
FY20204051
FY20193090
FY201610251
FY201510060
FY201013070
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. Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC115
  2. Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP23
  3. The Law Office of Eleanor J. Tschugunov, LLC8
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

The University of Akron has 526 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #59 of 3,322 sponsoring employers in Ohio and #2,729 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.30% of the applications filed by employers based in Ohio.

Rank in Ohio
59 of 3,322
Rank in the United States
2,729 of 168,030
Share of Ohio's applications
0.30%
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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