Purdue University

Educational Services · Primarily IN · PERM filings 2019–2025

#344 top sponsor

Overview

Purdue University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 202 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #344 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 87 were certified (43.1% approval rate), taking about 247 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in IN, and the median sponsored wage is $93,000.

202

PERM filings

43.1%

approval

2

denied

$93,000

median wage

247d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 141 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (30%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China43
  • India20
  • Canada11
  • South Korea8
  • Brazil6
  • Italy5
  • Japan3
  • United Kingdom3
  • Australia3
  • Colombia3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B135
  • F-12
  • E-31
  • O-11

Education

  • Doctorate116
  • Master's21
  • Other2
  • Bachelor's2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

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

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $103,186
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $172,524
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $103,722
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $118,229
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $86,768
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $103,045
Veterinarians 4 $129,344
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $138,250
History Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $83,125
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $80,186

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 114 Assistant Tennis Coach 4 Associate Professor 4 Assistant Professor of Computer Science 4 Staff Therapist 4 Continuing Lecturer 4 Clinical Assistant Professor 3 Assistant Professor in Computer Science 3 Research Economist 3 Instructional Designer, Senior 2 Assistant Professor of Accounting 2 Professor 2

Worksite states

IN 202

Wage range

$80,625

25th

$93,000

median

$115,500

75th

$175,000

90th

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19207-36067 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired West Lafayette, IN Oct 7, 2019
A-19206-35595 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired West Lafayette, IN Oct 2, 2019

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