THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY

Educational Services · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2024

#996 top sponsor

Overview

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY is a Educational Services employer that has filed 76 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #996 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 44 were certified (57.9% approval rate), taking about 308 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Assistant Professor, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $72,000.

76

PERM filings

57.9%

approval

4

denied

$72,000

median wage

308d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 53 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is MEXICO (19%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Mexico10
  • China7
  • South Korea5
  • Canada4
  • Bangladesh3
  • Colombia2
  • Venezuela2
  • Spain2
  • India2
  • Taiwan2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B41
  • TN5
  • F-13

Education

  • Doctorate48
  • Master's3
  • Other2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Assistant Professor 14 $89,000
Assistant Professor Molecular Science 3 $89,667
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $141,667
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $169,436
Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 3 $85,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $86,000
Assistant Professor Mathematics Education 2 $66,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $71,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $65,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $65,000

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 23 Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering 3 Assistant Professor - Molecular Science 3 Assistant Professor in Practice 2 Assistant Professor - Mathematics Education 2 International Training and Development Specialist 1 Assistant Professor of Political Science 1 Assistant Professor - Family & Community Medicine 1 Assistant Professor - Philosophy 1 BUSINESS ANALYST IV 1 LABORATORY SUPERVISOR/COORDINATOR 1 Assistant Professor - Quantitative Psychologist 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$63,000

25th

$72,000

median

$90,000

75th

$135,000

90th

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24268-361806 Assistant Professor of Civil ENgineeringCertified EDINBURG, TX Feb 7, 2026
G-300-24240-298058 Assistant ProfessorCertified EDINBURG, TX Jan 23, 2026
G-100-24240-297814 International Training and Development SpecialistCertified BROWNSVILLE, TX Jan 23, 2026
G-100-24168-116818 LABORATORY SUPERVISOR/COORDINATORCertified BROWNSVILLE, TX Sep 26, 2025
G-300-24168-116844 Assistant Professor in Philosophy (Technology)Certified BROWNSVILLE, TX Sep 26, 2025
G-300-24169-119347 Assistant Professor - Quantitative PsychologistCertified EDINBURG, TX Sep 26, 2025
G-100-24130-976864 BUSINESS ANALYST IVCertified EDINBURG, TX Aug 27, 2025
G-100-24106-888653 Assistant Professor - Physics and AstronomyCertified Edinburg, TX Aug 4, 2025
G-100-24005-621150 Assistant Professor - Family & Community MedicineCertified - Expired Mercedes, TX May 30, 2025
G-300-24010-631197 Assistant Professor - PhilosophyCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX May 30, 2025
G-300-23341-552265 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX May 5, 2025
G-100-23317-498860 Senior Financial AnalystCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Apr 7, 2025
G-300-23325-518039 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Apr 7, 2025
G-300-23290-437140 Assistant Professor in ESL/Bilingual EducationCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Feb 26, 2025
G-300-23290-437028 Assistant Professor in STEM EducationCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Feb 26, 2025
G-100-23301-462889 Lecturer IICertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Feb 26, 2025
G-300-23241-303500 Assistant Professor in CommunicationCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Dec 3, 2024
G-100-23240-301737 HR Training CoordinatorCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Dec 3, 2024
G-100-23240-301528 Assistant Professor - Obstetrics & GynecologyCertified - Expired Edinburg, TX Dec 3, 2024
G-300-24039-705493 Assistant Professor of AccountingWithdrawn Edinburg, TX Oct 3, 2024

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