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University of Kentucky

Employer · Kentucky, United States

Employer address
Kentucky, United States
Applications on record
2,744
FY2025 applications
177
FY2026 to 30 June
138
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$98,273
Most common occupation
Physicians, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.7%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 Kentucky appears in 2,744 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 177.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Kentucky

89177FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
89177FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008159
FY2009154
FY2010160
FY2011141
FY2012149
FY2013123
FY2014133
FY2015145
FY2016149
FY2017129
FY2018132
FY2019137
FY2020133
FY2021155
FY2022123
FY2023142
FY2024165
FY2025177
FY2026*138
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*12117
FY202516413
FY202414520
FY202312022
FY20221176
FY202112926
FY202012013
FY201912017
FY201811616
FY201711019
FY201612623
FY201512421
FY201411617
FY20131158
FY201212821
FY201112219
FY201013327
FY20091495
FY20081509
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 Kentucky: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+1+2+
1+1+1+1+2+
Data table
StateApplications
KY2,728
TX3
VA2
MI2
MA2
NE1
OR1
IL1
KS1
SC1
CA1
OH1
Worksite states
  1. Kentucky2,728
  2. Texas3
  3. Virginia2
  4. Michigan2
  5. Massachusetts2
  6. Nebraska1
  7. Oregon1
  8. Illinois1
  9. Kansas1
  10. South Carolina1
Worksite cities
  1. Lexington, KY2,635
  2. Paducah, KY11
  3. Bowling Green, KY10
  4. Frankfort, KY9
  5. Georgetown, KY8
  6. Corbin, KY7
  7. Hazard, KY5
  8. Louisville, KY4
  9. Morehead, KY3
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. Physicians, All Other398
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists392
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary198
  4. General Internal Medicine Physicians124
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other83
  6. Biochemists and Biophysicists77
  7. Soil and Plant Scientists76
  8. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary70
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor581
  2. Postdoctoral Scholar353
  3. Post Doctoral Scholar116
  4. Research Associate94
  5. Research Analyst56
  6. Scientist I56
  7. Assistant Professor of Medicine/hospitalist54
  8. Scientist I.50

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

Median $98,273; middle half $66,685 to $230,000 · median prevailing wage $64,168 (marker) · 413 applications.

$40k$110k$180k$250k$320k
$40k$110k$180k$250k$320k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I210
  2. Level II49
  3. Level III27
  4. Level IV144
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. India45
  2. Canada26
  3. South Korea21
  4. China20
  5. Pakistan20
  6. Jordan12
  7. Egypt9
  8. Libya9
  9. Germany7
  10. Lebanon7
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)

64128FY2009FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
64128FY2009FY2014FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009128
FY201383
FY201489
FY201582
FY201768
FY201861
FY2019121
FY2020106
FY2021103
FY2022113
FY202354
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023230310
FY2022550583
FY2021460570
FY2020530531
FY2019610602
FY2018390220
FY2017261420
FY2015480341
FY2014450441
FY2013420412
FY2009760522
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. Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC289
  2. Jeffries & Corigliano LLP119
  3. University of Kentucky65
  4. Ware | Immigration52
  5. Dinsmore & Shohl LLP9
  6. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Kentucky

University of Kentucky has 2,744 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #2 of 1,345 sponsoring employers in Kentucky and #386 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 5.51% of the applications filed by employers based in Kentucky.

Rank in Kentucky
2 of 1,345
Rank in the United States
386 of 168,030
Share of Kentucky's applications
5.51%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Kentucky
45
Largest sponsoring employers in Kentucky
  1. V-soft Consulting Group, Inc11,968
  2. University of Kentucky2,744
  3. Coolsoft LLC2,588
  4. Humana Inc.2,546
  5. University of Louisville1,269
  6. Rehabcare Group East, Inc.847
  7. Kindred Rehab Services, Inc.761
  8. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc640
  9. Kindred Rehab Services357
  10. Western Kentucky University327
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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