Vanderbilt University

Educational Services · Primarily TN · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,999 top sponsor

Overview

Vanderbilt University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 41 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,999 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 24 were certified (58.5% approval rate), taking about 367 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in TN, and the median sponsored wage is $70,898.

41

PERM filings

58.5%

approval

0

denied

$70,898

median wage

367d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 20 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (20%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China4
  • South Korea3
  • India3
  • Russia2
  • Taiwan2
  • Ecuador1
  • United Kingdom1
  • Spain1
  • Israel1
  • Canada1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B19
  • J-11

Education

  • Doctorate15
  • Master's3
  • Other1
  • Bachelor's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

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

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $65,478
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $56,540
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $110,188
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 2 $61,638
History Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $75,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $125,900
Data Scientists 1 $73,980
Software Developers, Non R&D 1 $93,205
Biological Technicians 1 $49,982
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 1 $65,000

Common job titles

Assistant Professor of Management 5 Data Analyst (050799.000382) 1 Assistant Professor of Political Science (050799.000416) 1 Research Software Engineer (050799.000408) 1 Research Assistant II (050799.000280) 1 Senior Lecturer of German (050799.000422) 1 Assistant Prof. of the Practice of French (050799.000421 1 Research Assistant II (050799.000409) 1 Associate Director, Career Management Center (050799.000363) 1 Tenure-Track Assistant Prof. of Philosophy (050799.000264) 1 Assistant Professor of Political Science (050799.000420) 1 Sr. Lecturer in American Studies and History (050799.000310) 1

Worksite states

TN 41

Wage range

$58,000

25th

$70,898

median

$101,800

75th

$115,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.21
  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, P.C.18
  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, P.C1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19289-71477 Assistant Professor of NursingCertified - Expired Nashville, TN Mar 25, 2020

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