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University of Pittsburgh

Employer · Pennsylvania, United States

Employer address
Pennsylvania, United States
Applications on record
5,718
FY2025 applications
338
FY2026 to 30 June
232
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$68,964
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%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 Pittsburgh appears in 5,718 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 338.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Pittsburgh

193386FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
193386FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008386
FY2009374
FY2010353
FY2011294
FY2012285
FY2013308
FY2014250
FY2015248
FY2016301
FY2017260
FY2018276
FY2019305
FY2020258
FY2021287
FY2022306
FY2023333
FY2024324
FY2025338
FY2026*232
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2257
FY202532216
FY202430915
FY20233285
FY20222988
FY202127314
FY20202526
FY201929510
FY201826313
FY20172573
FY20162965
FY20152408
FY201423812
FY20133008
FY201227213
FY20112868
FY201033419
FY200935915
FY200836719
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 Pittsburgh: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+3+
1+1+2+3+3+
Data table
StateApplications
PA5,684
VA6
IL5
CA3
MD3
KY3
TX3
MN2
CT2
NC2
GA1
OH1
FL1
KS1
Worksite states
  1. Pennsylvania5,684
  2. Virginia6
  3. Illinois5
  4. California3
  5. Maryland3
  6. Kentucky3
  7. Texas3
  8. Minnesota2
  9. Connecticut2
  10. North Carolina2
Worksite cities
  1. Pittsburgh, PA5,559
  2. Bradford, PA46
  3. Johnstown, PA37
  4. Monroeville, PA9
  5. Greensburg, PA6
  6. Batavia, IL5
  7. Erie, PA4
  8. Centreville, VA2
  9. Sunnyvale, CA2
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 Epidemiologists1,581
  2. Biological Technicians658
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary491
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other343
  5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary119
  6. Statisticians102
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists83
  8. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary77
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Associate1,379
  2. Assistant Professor717
  3. Research Associate540
  4. Research Assistant Professor277
  5. Research Instructor195
  6. Post Doctoral Associate177
  7. Research Scientist158
  8. Research Technician60

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

Median $68,964; middle half $60,885 to $95,468 · median prevailing wage $56,368 (marker) · 823 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I573
  2. Level II82
  3. Level III51
  4. Level IV29
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. China30
  2. India30
  3. Canada14
  4. South Korea13
  5. Taiwan10
  6. Iran8
  7. United Kingdom5
  8. Romania5
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)

152303FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
152303FY2009FY2011FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009303
FY2010277
FY2011284
FY2016182
FY2017209
FY2018152
FY2019225
FY2020249
FY2021177
FY2022251
FY2023121
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023560653
FY2022132111916
FY2021970800
FY202011201371
FY201911321124
FY2018894632
FY20171121972
FY20161001828
FY201113901452
FY201013511422
FY200916311405
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. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside165
  2. Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P.C.92
  3. Sostrin Immigration Lawyers, LLP45
  4. Fox Rothschild LLP19
  5. Cohen & Grigsby P.C.13
  6. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh has 5,718 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #9 of 4,832 sponsoring employers in Pennsylvania and #141 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.29% of the applications filed by employers based in Pennsylvania.

Rank in Pennsylvania
9 of 4,832
Rank in the United States
141 of 168,030
Share of Pennsylvania's applications
1.29%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Pennsylvania
216
Largest sponsoring employers in Pennsylvania
  1. Deloitte Consulting LLP109,385
  2. Deloitte & Touche LLP27,694
  3. Deloitte Tax LLP10,343
  4. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC9,654
  5. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania7,420
  6. SAP America, Inc.7,327
  7. Mastech, Inc., A Mastech Holdings, Inc. Company6,875
  8. Epam Systems, Inc6,449
  9. University of Pittsburgh5,718
  10. Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc.5,386
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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