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University of Illinois

Employer · Illinois, United States

Employer address
Illinois, United States
Applications on record
7,712
FY2025 applications
461
FY2026 to 30 June
362
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median offered wage
$80,000
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.6%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of Illinois appears in 7,712 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 461.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Illinois

256511FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
256511FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008507
FY2009343
FY2010511
FY2011412
FY2012418
FY2013376
FY2014395
FY2015414
FY2016411
FY2017375
FY2018358
FY2019389
FY2020312
FY2021353
FY2022391
FY2023486
FY2024438
FY2025461
FY2026*362
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*33428
FY202544417
FY202442612
FY202347412
FY202237120
FY202130548
FY202028626
FY20193818
FY201834216
FY201736114
FY201638823
FY201539717
FY201438213
FY20133679
FY201240117
FY201139220
FY201047041
FY200933112
FY200849116
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).

University of Illinois: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+4+7+
1+1+2+4+7+
Data table
StateApplications
IL7,665
NJ8
NY7
CA7
TX4
MD4
WA4
OH3
MN2
OR2
MA1
WI1
NC1
PA1
NV1
Worksite states
  1. Illinois7,665
  2. New Jersey8
  3. New York7
  4. California7
  5. Texas4
  6. Maryland4
  7. Washington4
  8. Ohio3
  9. Minnesota2
  10. Oregon2
Worksite cities
  1. Chicago, IL3,210
  2. Urbana, IL3,104
  3. Champaign, IL808
  4. Peoria, IL327
  5. Rockford, IL92
  6. Springfield, IL48
  7. Rantoul, IL9
  8. Batavia, IL6
  9. Princeton, NJ6
  10. Upton, NY6
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. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists744
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists575
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary448
  4. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary330
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary310
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary273
  7. Physicians, All Other260
  8. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary168
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate1,575
  2. Assistant Professor1,234
  3. Research Assistant Professor289
  4. Research Scientist225
  5. Visiting Research Assistant Professor178
  6. Research Specialist160
  7. Visiting Research Specialist147
  8. Lecturer101

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

Median $80,000; middle half $63,960 to $110,000 · median prevailing wage $61,006 (marker) · 1,163 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I513
  2. Level II201
  3. Level III86
  4. Level IV59
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. India76
  2. China38
  3. South Korea25
  4. Canada15
  5. Germany10
  6. Taiwan8
  7. Turkey7
  8. Pakistan7
  9. Argentina6
  10. Syria6
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)

192383FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2017FY2019FY2022FY2023
192383FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2017FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2009177
FY2010150
FY2011383
FY2012128
FY2013182
FY20141
FY2017123
FY20198
FY2022281
FY2023124
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023782461
FY202213231492
FY20196020
FY2017461771
FY20140010
FY20131050772
FY2012710571
FY201119841853
FY2010890612
FY2009850921
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. Dunn Law Firm, LLP76
  2. Graves & Graves, P.C.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Illinois

University of Illinois has 7,712 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #4 of 7,029 sponsoring employers in Illinois and #97 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.26% of the applications filed by employers based in Illinois.

Rank in Illinois
4 of 7,029
Rank in the United States
97 of 168,030
Share of Illinois's applications
1.26%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Illinois
234
Largest sponsoring employers in Illinois
  1. Accenture LLP80,805
  2. Capgemini America Inc60,859
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.45,147
  4. University of Illinois7,712
  5. Capgemini Financial Services USA Inc7,300
  6. Yash Technologies, Inc.5,426
  7. Northwestern University5,294
  8. The University of Chicago5,250
  9. Caterpillar Inc.5,182
  10. Capgemini U.S. LLC5,047
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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