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Western Illinois University

Employer · Illinois, United States

Employer address
Illinois, United States
Applications on record
288
FY2025 applications
17
FY2026 to 30 June
11
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
98.1%
Median offered wage
$66,000
Most common occupation
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified98.1%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Western Illinois University appears in 288 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 17.

Applications by fiscal year — Western Illinois University

1529FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1529FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200823
FY200923
FY201029
FY201119
FY201220
FY201312
FY201417
FY20159
FY20163
FY201713
FY201815
FY20196
FY202012
FY202113
FY202220
FY202316
FY202410
FY202517
FY2026*11
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*83
FY2025134
FY2024100
FY2023142
FY2022191
FY2021112
FY202093
FY201942
FY2018105
FY2017121
FY201612
FY201563
FY2014161
FY201375
FY2012155
FY2011145
FY20101316
FY2009221
FY2008176
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).

Western Illinois University: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
IL287
OH1
Worksite states
  1. Illinois287
  2. Ohio1
Worksite cities
  1. Macomb, IL270
  2. Moline, IL15
  3. Toledo, OH1
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. Communications Teachers, Postsecondary26
  2. Business Teachers, Postsecondary21
  3. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary17
  4. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary16
  5. Education Teachers, Postsecondary15
  6. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary15
  7. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary14
  8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary11
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor97
  2. Instructor18
  3. Application Developer5
  4. Associate Professor5
  5. Database Application Developer4
  6. Lecturer4
  7. Network Manager4
  8. Assistant Professor of Economics4

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

Median $66,000; middle half $57,192 to $86,904 · median prevailing wage $57,180 (marker) · 29 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
  2. Level II1
  3. Level III2
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. South Korea15
  2. China11
  3. India8
  4. Canada5
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)

1020FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1020FY2009FY2011FY2016FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200920
FY201012
FY201112
FY20129
FY20163
FY20179
FY20188
FY20208
FY202112
FY202210
FY20236
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20234020
FY20227030
FY20214080
FY20203051
FY20186020
FY20176031
FY20160031
FY20124050
FY20118040
FY20105070
FY200913170
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. Dunn Law Firm, LLP104
  2. Husch Blackwell LLP6
  3. Barnes & Thornburg LLP6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Illinois

Western Illinois University has 288 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #249 of 7,029 sponsoring employers in Illinois and #4,885 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.05% of the applications filed by employers based in Illinois.

Rank in Illinois
249 of 7,029
Rank in the United States
4,885 of 168,030
Share of Illinois's applications
0.05%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Illinois
234
Largest sponsoring employers in Illinois
  1. Accenture LLP80,805
  2. Capgemini America Inc60,859
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.45,147
  4. University of Illinois7,712
  5. Capgemini Financial Services USA Inc7,300
  6. Yash Technologies, Inc.5,426
  7. Northwestern University5,294
  8. The University of Chicago5,250
  9. Caterpillar Inc.5,182
  10. Capgemini U.S. LLC5,047
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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