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The University of Houston

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
2,546
FY2025 applications
134
FY2026 to 30 June
69
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$82,000
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

The University of Houston appears in 2,546 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 134.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Houston

106212FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
106212FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008131
FY2009145
FY2010147
FY2011157
FY2012178
FY2013116
FY2014156
FY2015212
FY2016153
FY2017150
FY2018126
FY2019160
FY202096
FY202197
FY2022121
FY2023107
FY202491
FY2025134
FY2026*69
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*645
FY202512212
FY2024874
FY20231043
FY20221174
FY2021943
FY2020879
FY201914812
FY20181179
FY20171437
FY20161449
FY20152048
FY20141515
FY20131124
FY201216612
FY20111516
FY201012918
FY20091396
FY20081265
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 Houston: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
TX2,542
CA2
TN1
ID1
Worksite states
  1. Texas2,542
  2. California2
  3. Tennessee1
  4. Idaho1
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX2,460
  2. Victoria, TX57
  3. Sugar Land, TX9
  4. Katy, TX8
  5. Menlo Park, CA1
  6. Idaho Falls, ID1
  7. Los Altos, CA1
  8. Harris, TX1
  9. Houston, TN1
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, Postsecondary202
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists179
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary172
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other143
  5. Physicists139
  6. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary92
  7. Chemists90
  8. Biochemists and Biophysicists89
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor609
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow223
  3. Research Assistant Professor169
  4. Post-doctoral Fellow 178
  5. Post Doctoral Fellow 273
  6. Research Associate 273
  7. Research Associate 163
  8. Lecturer62

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

Median $82,000; middle half $65,000 to $106,525 · median prevailing wage $61,922 (marker) · 267 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I188
  2. Level II68
  3. Level III13
  4. Level IV4
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. India20
  2. South Korea14
  3. China14
  4. Canada10
  5. Iran5
  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)

65129FY2009FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
65129FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009108
FY20116
FY2012104
FY2013119
FY2015129
FY202072
FY202177
FY202279
FY202339
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023220170
FY2022361433
FY2021391380
FY2020291432
FY2015640651
FY2013531662
FY2012510531
FY20112040
FY2009570512
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. Quan Law Group, PLLC21
  2. Foster LLP20
  3. Fong & Associates, LLP19
  4. Jackson Walker LLP9
  5. Fong Ilagan, LLP8
  6. Seyfarth Shaw LLP7
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

The University of Houston has 2,546 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #36 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #417 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.19% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
36 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
417 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.19%
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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