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Western Kentucky University

Employer · Kentucky, United States

Employer address
Kentucky, United States
Applications on record
327
FY2025 applications
17
FY2026 to 30 June
22
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$63,000
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Western Kentucky University appears in 327 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 Kentucky University

1529FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1529FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200816
FY200919
FY201027
FY201129
FY201226
FY201319
FY201422
FY201517
FY20166
FY201715
FY201815
FY20196
FY202014
FY202116
FY202211
FY202317
FY202413
FY202517
FY2026*22
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*166
FY2025143
FY2024103
FY2023152
FY202292
FY2021115
FY202095
FY201951
FY2018123
FY2017132
FY201633
FY2015152
FY2014139
FY2013163
FY2012197
FY2011209
FY2010225
FY2009190
FY2008133
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 Kentucky University: applications by worksite state

327+327+327+327+327+
327+327+327+327+327+
Data table
StateApplications
KY327
Worksite states
  1. Kentucky327
Worksite cities
  1. Bowling Green, KY325
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. Business Teachers, Postsecondary34
  2. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary31
  3. Education Teachers, Postsecondary22
  4. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary20
  5. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary19
  6. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary18
  7. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary13
  8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary13
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor80
  2. Instructor11
  3. Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering5
  4. Assistant Professor, Psychology4
  5. Assistant Professor, Economics4
  6. Laboratory Instructor4
  7. Chinese Instructor3
  8. Instructional Support Specialist3

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

Median $63,000; middle half $60,000 to $80,370 · median prevailing wage $52,570 (marker) · 40 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I38
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. China15
  2. India7
  3. South Korea6
  4. Iran5
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)

917FY2009FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
917FY2009FY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY200917
FY201115
FY201217
FY201312
FY201411
FY20155
FY20169
FY201711
FY20188
FY20198
FY20208
FY20219
FY20226
FY20234
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20232120
FY20223030
FY20215041
FY20203050
FY20192060
FY20183050
FY20177041
FY20164050
FY20154110
FY20142190
FY20136060
FY201240130
FY201151100
FY20099081
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. Western Kentucky University100
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Kentucky

Western Kentucky University has 327 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #10 of 1,345 sponsoring employers in Kentucky and #4,336 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.66% of the applications filed by employers based in Kentucky.

Rank in Kentucky
10 of 1,345
Rank in the United States
4,336 of 168,030
Share of Kentucky's applications
0.66%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Kentucky
45
Largest sponsoring employers in Kentucky
  1. V-soft Consulting Group, Inc11,968
  2. University of Kentucky2,744
  3. Coolsoft LLC2,588
  4. Humana Inc.2,546
  5. University of Louisville1,269
  6. Rehabcare Group East, Inc.847
  7. Kindred Rehab Services, Inc.761
  8. Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc640
  9. Kindred Rehab Services357
  10. Western Kentucky University327
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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