Furman University

Educational Services · Primarily SC · PERM filings 2019–2024

#10,433 top sponsor

Overview

Furman University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 7 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #10,433 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 3 were certified (42.9% approval rate), taking about 314 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in SC, and the median sponsored wage is $71,500.

7

PERM filings

42.9%

approval

0

denied

$71,500

median wage

314d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 4 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is ITALY (25%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Italy1
  • United Kingdom1
  • Canada1
  • Turkey1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B4

Education

  • Doctorate4

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Furman University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $70,250
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $72,070
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $51,240
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $70,000
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $75,000
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $72,400

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 3 Assistant, Associate, or Professor of Chinese 1 Assistant Professor Water Resources 1 Assistant Professor Philosophy 1 Assistant Professor of Classics 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$69,000

25th

$71,500

median

$72,070

75th

$72,400

90th

Law firms used

  • Jackson Lewis PC3
  • Jackson Lewis, PC1
  • McGuireWoods LLP1
  • Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA1
  • Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24268-360340 Assistant, Associate, or Professor of ChineseCertified Greenville, SC Jan 31, 2026
G-300-23227-265433 Assistant Professor Water ResourcesCertified - Expired Greenville, SC Nov 5, 2024
G-300-23242-309432 Assistant Professor PhilosophyCertified - Expired Greenville, SC Nov 5, 2024
A-23107-28332 Assistant ProfessorCertified Greenville, SC Jun 7, 2024
A-22029-04618 Assistant ProfessorCertified-Expired Greenville, SC Oct 3, 2022
A-21106-75108 Assistant ProfessorCertified Greenville, SC Sep 2, 2021
A-19225-43642 Assistant Professor of ClassicsCertified-Expired Greenville, SC Oct 21, 2019

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