Appalachian State University

Educational Services · Primarily NC · PERM filings 2019–2025

#1,889 top sponsor

Overview

Appalachian State University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 43 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #1,889 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 30 were certified (69.8% approval rate), taking about 267 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Education Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in NC, and the median sponsored wage is $68,000.

43

PERM filings

69.8%

approval

0

denied

$68,000

median wage

267d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 28 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is SOUTH KOREA (18%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • South Korea5
  • China4
  • India4
  • Brazil2
  • Colombia2
  • Egypt1
  • Belarus1
  • Ukraine1
  • Nepal1
  • Ghana1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B28

Education

  • Doctorate27
  • Master's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Appalachian State University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $70,333
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $103,667
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $128,900
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $66,000
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $65,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $73,750
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $66,300
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $65,250
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 1 $74,000
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $64,000

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 37 Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education 2 Senior Psychologist / Counselor, Coordinator 2 Assistant Professor-Dept. of Computer Science 1 Associate Professor 1

Worksite states

NC 43

Wage range

$65,000

25th

$68,000

median

$87,500

75th

$123,000

90th

Law firms used

  • UNC System Office12
  • UNC System Office-Legal Affairs3

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19354-98575 Assistant ProfessorCertified Boone, NC Apr 30, 2020
A-19325-86344 Assistant ProfessorCertified Boone, NC Apr 17, 2020
A-19325-86295 Assistant ProfessorCertified Boone, NC Apr 17, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.