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University of New Mexico

Employer · New Mexico, United States

Employer address
New Mexico, United States
Applications on record
1,276
FY2025 applications
94
FY2026 to 30 June
92
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$74,984
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
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 New Mexico appears in 1,276 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 94.

Applications by fiscal year — University of New Mexico

4794FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4794FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200850
FY200974
FY201063
FY201141
FY201246
FY201371
FY201461
FY201569
FY201670
FY201742
FY201848
FY201978
FY202082
FY202162
FY202262
FY202378
FY202493
FY202594
FY2026*92
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*8111
FY20258113
FY20248211
FY2023744
FY2022557
FY20215012
FY2020748
FY2019726
FY2018426
FY2017366
FY20166010
FY2015618
FY20144714
FY2013629
FY2012397
FY2011356
FY2010558
FY2009713
FY2008473
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 New Mexico: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+3+3+
1+1+1+3+3+
Data table
StateApplications
NM1,258
CA9
MN3
VA3
NJ1
NY1
CO1
Worksite states
  1. New Mexico1,258
  2. California9
  3. Minnesota3
  4. Virginia3
  5. New Jersey1
  6. New York1
  7. Colorado1
Worksite cities
  1. Albuquerque, NM1,202
  2. Rio Rancho, NM25
  3. Gallup, NM10
  4. Grants, NM4
  5. Las Cruces, NM4
  6. Hampton, VA3
  7. Los Alamos, NM2
  8. Santa Barbara, CA2
  9. Sartell, MN2
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, Postsecondary259
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists98
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary56
  4. Business Teachers, Postsecondary53
  5. Physicians, All Other51
  6. Biological Scientists, All Other36
  7. Education Teachers, Postsecondary29
  8. Biochemists and Biophysicists27
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor430
  2. Research Assistant Professor81
  3. Postdoctoral Fellow42
  4. Post Doctoral Fellow32
  5. Research Scientist19
  6. Lecturer III16
  7. Lecturer14
  8. Research Scientist 314

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

Median $74,984; middle half $61,008 to $116,527 · median prevailing wage $62,400 (marker) · 237 applications.

$40k$90k$140k$190k$240k
$40k$90k$140k$190k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I78
  2. Level II77
  3. Level III6
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. India22
  2. China14
  3. Canada11
  4. South Korea6
  5. Pakistan5
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)

3467FY2009FY2012FY2014FY2015FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
3467FY2009FY2014FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200939
FY201225
FY201423
FY201513
FY201721
FY201813
FY201947
FY202067
FY202158
FY202250
FY202322
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202390130
FY2022231272
FY2021310270
FY2020260411
FY2019270200
FY20186072
FY2017111100
FY201511020
FY201414090
FY201216090
FY2009250140
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. Vrapi Weeks, PA405
  2. Noble & Vrapi, P.A.70
  3. Maney Gordon Zeller PA30
  4. Attorney at Law20
  5. Rebecca Kitson Law19
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in New Mexico

University of New Mexico has 1,276 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #3 of 455 sponsoring employers in New Mexico and #978 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 6.95% of the applications filed by employers based in New Mexico.

Rank in New Mexico
3 of 455
Rank in the United States
978 of 168,030
Share of New Mexico's applications
6.95%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in New Mexico
84
Largest sponsoring employers in New Mexico
  1. Speridian Technologies, LLC1,804
  2. MVT Services, LLC1,445
  3. University of New Mexico1,276
  4. Presbyterian Healthcare Services1,191
  5. Los Alamos National Security, LLC1,062
  6. Triad National Security, LLC1,028
  7. Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute731
  8. New Mexico State University650
  9. Gallup Mckinley County Schools280
  10. Central Consolidated School District246
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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