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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Employer · North Carolina, United States

Employer address
North Carolina, United States
Applications on record
2,985
FY2025 applications
169
FY2026 to 30 June
106
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$89,500
Most common occupation
Biochemists and Biophysicists
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

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill appears in 2,985 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 169.

Applications by fiscal year — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

97193FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
97193FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008162
FY2009177
FY2010192
FY2011144
FY2012193
FY2013142
FY2014176
FY2015160
FY2016170
FY2017133
FY2018174
FY2019181
FY2020122
FY2021126
FY2022163
FY2023136
FY2024159
FY2025169
FY2026*106
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1060
FY20251663
FY20241590
FY20231360
FY20221630
FY20211260
FY20201220
FY20191765
FY20181677
FY20171303
FY201615713
FY20151573
FY20141742
FY20131420
FY20121921
FY20111422
FY20101875
FY20091734
FY20081611
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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+2+3+
1+1+2+2+3+
Data table
StateApplications
NC2,967
MI3
TX3
ND2
NY2
GA2
CA2
IL2
PA1
DC1
Worksite states
  1. North Carolina2,967
  2. Michigan3
  3. Texas3
  4. North Dakota2
  5. New York2
  6. Georgia2
  7. California2
  8. Illinois2
  9. Pennsylvania1
  10. District of Columbia1
Worksite cities
  1. Chapel Hill, NC2,861
  2. Kannapolis, NC36
  3. Sanford, NC18
  4. Carrboro, NC14
  5. Morehead City, NC6
  6. Durham, NC4
  7. Cary, NC4
  8. Research Triangle Park, NC4
  9. Rochester Hills, MI3
  10. Rocky Mount, NC2
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. Biochemists and Biophysicists841
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists344
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary151
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other99
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary99
  6. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary96
  7. Chemists80
  8. Statisticians79
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate952
  2. Research Associate466
  3. Assistant Professor374
  4. Research Assistant Professor213
  5. Clinical Assistant Professor127
  6. Associate Professor31
  7. Research Instructor31
  8. Research Scientist26

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

Median $89,500; middle half $67,515 to $129,375 · median prevailing wage $68,670 (marker) · 403 applications.

$40k$85k$130k$175k$220k
$40k$85k$130k$175k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I128
  2. Level II182
  3. Level III88
  4. Level IV32
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data 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)

51102FY2022FY2023
51102FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2022102
FY202332
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023120200
FY2022480542
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. Ralph Ehrenpreis, PLC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has 2,985 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #6 of 3,171 sponsoring employers in North Carolina and #342 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.05% of the applications filed by employers based in North Carolina.

Rank in North Carolina
6 of 3,171
Rank in the United States
342 of 168,030
Share of North Carolina's applications
1.05%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in North Carolina
245
Largest sponsoring employers in North Carolina
  1. IBM Corporation59,328
  2. IBM India Private Limited55,183
  3. Bank of America N.A.9,000
  4. Duke University and Medical Center4,682
  5. Lowe's Companies, Inc.3,927
  6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2,985
  7. North Carolina State University2,907
  8. DB Global Technology, Inc.2,876
  9. Case Farms Processing Inc.2,483
  10. Bofa Securities, Inc.2,449
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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