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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Employer · Tennessee, United States

Employer address
Tennessee, United States
Applications on record
4,326
FY2025 applications
266
FY2026 to 30 June
182
Programmes
LCA · PERM · H-2A
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Median offered wage
$72,600
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.4%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 Tennessee Health Science Center appears in 4,326 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 266.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

142283FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
142283FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008212
FY2009189
FY2010240
FY2011196
FY2012241
FY2013225
FY2014268
FY2015202
FY2016257
FY2017283
FY2018259
FY2019272
FY2020228
FY2021186
FY2022190
FY2023203
FY2024227
FY2025266
FY2026*182
Fiscal yearH-2ALCAPERM
FY2026*116714
FY2025124421
FY2024120224
FY202311948
FY2022117811
FY2021216321
FY202022188
FY2019024527
FY2018023821
FY201702758
FY2016222728
FY2015218515
FY2014023929
FY201302169
FY2012021823
FY201101915
FY2010021921
FY2009017811
FY200802048
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 Tennessee Health Science Center: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
TN4,288
VA6
MD5
TX5
CA5
NJ4
IL4
NY3
DC2
MO1
AR1
IN1
CO1
Worksite states
  1. Tennessee4,288
  2. Virginia6
  3. Maryland5
  4. Texas5
  5. California5
  6. New Jersey4
  7. Illinois4
  8. New York3
  9. District of Columbia2
  10. Missouri1
Worksite cities
  1. Memphis, TN1,925
  2. Knoxville, TN1,822
  3. Chattanooga, TN192
  4. Oak Ridge, TN159
  5. Martin, TN89
  6. Nashville, TN27
  7. Tullahoma, TN26
  8. Germantown, TN16
  9. Springfield, TN14
  10. Jackson, TN9
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, Postsecondary732
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists619
  3. Physicians, All Other355
  4. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary213
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary141
  6. Physicists140
  7. Materials Scientists123
  8. Biological Technicians88
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor1,124
  2. Post-doctoral Research Associate651
  3. Clinical Fellow228
  4. Postdoctoral Research Trainee186
  5. Medical Resident138
  6. Research Assistant Professor117
  7. Research Associate116
  8. Lecturer103

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

Median $72,600; middle half $57,884 to $95,000 · median prevailing wage $57,179 (marker) · 592 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I425
  2. Level II96
  3. Level III25
  4. Level IV17
Median offered hourly wage (H-2 job orders)
$12.40
Workers certified
39
Primary crop (H-2A)
  1. Tobacco2
  2. Burley, Dark Fired & Air Cured Tobacco, STRAW, HAY1
  3. General Farmworker1
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. India41
  2. South Korea29
  3. China21
  4. Canada17
  5. Pakistan9
  6. Iran9
  7. Germany8
  8. United Kingdom8
  9. Turkey7
  10. Greece7
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)

4998FY2010FY2011FY2013FY2014FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2021
4998FY2010FY2013FY2016FY2018FY2021
Data table
FY20102
FY20114
FY201398
FY20142
FY201667
FY201794
FY201857
FY202143
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2021210220
FY2018390181
FY2017520420
FY2016401271
FY20142000
FY2013380607
FY20112120
FY20102000
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. Kramer Rayson, LLP221
  2. National Agricultural Consultants LLC9
  3. National Ag Consulting4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Tennessee

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has 4,326 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #2 of 1,614 sponsoring employers in Tennessee and #222 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 4.23% of the applications filed by employers based in Tennessee.

Rank in Tennessee
2 of 1,614
Rank in the United States
222 of 168,030
Share of Tennessee's applications
4.23%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Tennessee
71
Largest sponsoring employers in Tennessee
  1. Cummins Inc.16,863
  2. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center4,326
  3. FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.3,912
  4. ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital3,580
  5. Ut-battelle, LLC3,259
  6. Ubs Business Solutions US LLC3,226
  7. Vanderbilt University2,498
  8. Federal Express Corporation2,126
  9. Asurion, LLC1,873
  10. Conch Technologies, Inc.1,480
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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