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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
885
FY2025 applications
118
FY2026 to 30 June
114
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
98.9%
Median offered wage
$72,578
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified98.9%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 Texas Rio Grande Valley appears in 885 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 118.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

59118FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
59118FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY201565
FY201634
FY201765
FY201870
FY201967
FY202055
FY202176
FY202271
FY202363
FY202487
FY2025118
FY2026*114
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1077
FY202510018
FY20247215
FY2023612
FY20225912
FY20215620
FY2020496
FY20195512
FY20185020
FY20174520
FY2016277
FY2015650
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 Texas Rio Grande Valley: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
TX884
CA1
Worksite states
  1. Texas884
  2. California1
Worksite cities
  1. Edinburg, TX591
  2. Brownsville, TX179
  3. McAllen, TX49
  4. Harlingen, TX28
  5. Weslaco, TX25
  6. Mercedes, TX6
  7. Laredo, TX2
  8. Riverside, CA1
  9. San Antonio, TX1
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, Postsecondary107
  2. Business Teachers, Postsecondary82
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary67
  4. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary60
  5. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary55
  6. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary33
  7. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary30
  8. Biochemists and Biophysicists28
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor324
  2. Lecturer41
  3. Lecturer I38
  4. Assistant Research Scientist23
  5. Postdoctoral Fellow20
  6. HR Training Coordinator15
  7. Lecturer II14
  8. Assistant Professor of Research13

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

Median $72,578; middle half $58,756 to $96,257 · median prevailing wage $53,456 (marker) · 278 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I204
  2. Level II32
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV24
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. Mexico17
  2. China13
  3. South Korea11
  4. India10
  5. Canada6
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)

2447FY2022FY2023
2447FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY202247
FY202315
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20238071
FY2022240232
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. Foster LLP3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Texas

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has 885 work visa applications on record (FY2015–FY2026), ranking #143 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #1,504 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.06% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
143 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
1,504 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.06%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Texas
630
Largest sponsoring employers in Texas
  1. Infosys Limited249,552
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp158,582
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.53,212
  4. Tesla, Inc.17,540
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation16,060
  6. KPMG LLP12,376
  7. Oracle America, Inc.10,036
  8. Ericsson Inc.8,088
  9. Dallas Independent School District6,275
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.6,264
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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