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The University of Southern California

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
3,921
FY2025 applications
273
FY2026 to 30 June
150
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$71,266
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

The University of Southern California appears in 3,921 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 273.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Southern California

137274FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
137274FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008205
FY2009206
FY2010228
FY2011175
FY2012169
FY2013152
FY2014171
FY2015187
FY2016183
FY2017174
FY2018228
FY2019271
FY2020219
FY2021217
FY2022246
FY2023193
FY2024274
FY2025273
FY2026*150
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*13317
FY202525518
FY202424925
FY20231867
FY202222026
FY202119027
FY202020613
FY201924625
FY201819929
FY201716311
FY201616122
FY201517017
FY201414922
FY20131466
FY201214623
FY201115520
FY201019236
FY20092033
FY200818817
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).

The University of Southern California: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA3,876
VA13
WA9
MA7
DC4
MI3
WI2
PA1
IA1
GA1
TX1
NJ1
AZ1
MD1
Worksite states
  1. California3,876
  2. Virginia13
  3. Washington9
  4. Massachusetts7
  5. District of Columbia4
  6. Michigan3
  7. Wisconsin2
  8. Pennsylvania1
  9. Iowa1
  10. Georgia1
Worksite cities
  1. Los Angeles, CA3,520
  2. Marina del Rey, CA130
  3. San Diego, CA83
  4. Playa Vista, CA77
  5. Alhambra, CA20
  6. Arlington, VA13
  7. Irvine, CA7
  8. Seattle, WA5
  9. Washington, DC4
  10. Beverly Hills, CA4
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, Postsecondary354
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists324
  3. Biological Scientists, All Other284
  4. Business Teachers, Postsecondary194
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists143
  6. Computer and Information Research Scientists133
  7. Statisticians126
  8. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary114
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Associate453
  2. Assistant Professor389
  3. Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate291
  4. Postdoctoral Research Associate209
  5. Lecturer115
  6. Research Assistant Professor76
  7. Research Programmer II68
  8. Senior Research Associate68

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

Median $71,266; middle half $64,002 to $97,678 · median prevailing wage $67,840 (marker) · 626 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I450
  2. Level II77
  3. Level III45
  4. Level IV43
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. India57
  2. China49
  3. Canada36
  4. South Korea12
  5. Italy10
  6. Brazil9
  7. Turkey9
  8. United Kingdom9
  9. Germany9
  10. France8
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)

97193FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
97193FY2009FY2012FY2017FY2020FY2023
Data table
FY2009168
FY20101
FY2011139
FY2012125
FY20131
FY20161
FY2017136
FY2018156
FY2019178
FY2020158
FY2021181
FY2022193
FY202367
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023330340
FY20228401091
FY20217511062
FY2020690892
FY2019981803
FY2018820742
FY2017741622
FY20160010
FY20130010
FY2012620630
FY2011710681
FY20101000
FY2009850830
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. SGG Immigration LLP66
  2. Ware | Immigration38
  3. Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP8
  4. Sostrin Immigration Lawyers, LLP8
  5. Haight Law Group, PLC4
  6. Loke Walsh Immigration Law, PC2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

The University of Southern California has 3,921 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #56 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #250 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.19% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
56 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
250 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.19%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in California
1,108
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
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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