THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

Educational Services · Primarily TN · PERM filings 2019–2023

#4,059 top sponsor

Overview

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE is a Educational Services employer that has filed 21 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #4,059 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 9 were certified (42.9% approval rate), taking about 227 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Business Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in TN, and the median sponsored wage is $101,000.

21

PERM filings

42.9%

approval

0

denied

$101,000

median wage

227d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 21 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is SOUTH KOREA (24%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • South Korea5
  • Spain2
  • Greece2
  • Turkey2
  • Italy2
  • United Kingdom1
  • Saudi Arabia1
  • Colombia1
  • Lithuania1
  • Egypt1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B19
  • F-12

Education

  • Doctorate15
  • Other4
  • Bachelor's1
  • Master's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $144,167
Veterinarians 3 $109,667
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $98,500
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $86,000
439111.01 Bioinformatics Technicians 1 $53,543
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $82,500
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $91,247
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $72,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $58,000
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $100,000

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 5 Assistant Professor of Marketing 3 Clinical Assistant Professor 2 Bioinformatics Technician 1 Assistant Professor / Veterinary Endocrinologist 1 Assistant Professor of Nursing 1 Assistant Professor of Statistics 1 Clinical Assistant Professor (Supply Chain Management) 1 Assistant Professor of Flute 1 Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering 1 Assistant Professor of Veterinary Virology / Immunology 1 Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Computer Engineering 1

Worksite states

TN 21

Wage range

$86,000

25th

$101,000

median

$135,000

75th

$155,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Kramer Rayson, LLP15

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19227-44638 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Knoxville, TN Nov 5, 2019

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