Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Educational Services · Primarily VA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#1,020 top sponsor

Overview

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 74 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #1,020 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 39 were certified (52.7% approval rate), taking about 302 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in VA, and the median sponsored wage is $93,000.

74

PERM filings

52.7%

approval

1

denied

$93,000

median wage

302d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 58 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (17%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India10
  • China7
  • Egypt4
  • South Korea4
  • Brazil4
  • Taiwan3
  • Turkey2
  • Jamaica2
  • Canada2
  • United Kingdom1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B50
  • F-15
  • J-11

Education

  • Doctorate35
  • Master's16
  • Other5
  • Bachelor's2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $89,204
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $184,130
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $119,857
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $78,000
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $68,125
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $115,894
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $90,590
Chemists 2 $80,407
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $92,500
Software Developers, Non R&D 2 $108,286

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 26 Collegiate Assistant Professor 5 Instructor 3 Assistant Professor in Glycoscience 2 Clinical Assistant Professor 2 Assistant Professor Strategic Management 2 Data Integration Analyst 1 Math Emporium Senior Developer 1 Assistant Director, Strategic Analysis 1 Asst Prof in Stochastic Differential Equations and Analysis 1 Associate Solutions Architect 1 Application Admin & DevOps Programmer 1

Worksite states

VA 74

Wage range

$80,000

25th

$93,000

median

$109,304

75th

$133,000

90th

Law firms used

  • McCandlish Holton, PC40
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University1
  • Dowd and Company, PC1
  • McCandlish Holton PC1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24313-463149 Data Integration AnalystCertified Blacksburg, VA Mar 23, 2026
G-300-24291-413361 Research Assistant ProfessorDenied Blacksburg, VA Mar 19, 2026
G-300-24255-330419 Assistant ProfessorCertified Blacksburg, VA Mar 2, 2026
G-300-25234-261313 Assistant Professor in GlycoscienceWithdrawn Blacksburg, VA Feb 27, 2026
G-300-24159-085680 Clinical Assistant ProfessorCertified Blacksburg, VA Sep 29, 2025
G-300-25237-264295 Assistant Professor - Business Information TechnologyWithdrawn Blacksburg, VA Aug 25, 2025
G-300-25232-254240 Assistant Professor in GlycoscienceWithdrawn Blacksburg, VA Aug 21, 2025
G-300-24114-915294 Assistant ProfessorCertified Blacksburg, VA Aug 8, 2025
G-100-24016-642869 Research ScientistCertified Blacksburg, VA Jun 12, 2025
G-100-23340-548693 Assistant Director, Strategic AnalysisCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA May 8, 2025
G-100-23278-413281 Application Admin & DevOps ProgrammerCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Feb 26, 2025
G-100-23250-328777 Java DeveloperCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jan 30, 2025
G-100-23251-331135 Associate Solutions ArchitectCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jan 29, 2025
G-300-23208-219661 Asst Prof in Stochastic Differential Equations and AnalysisCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Oct 23, 2024
G-100-23194-186313 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Sep 16, 2024
G-300-23181-158291 Clinical Assistant Professor, Equine SurgeryCertified - Expired Leesburg, VA Aug 8, 2024
A-23139-45117 Collegiate Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jun 18, 2024
A-23130-40428 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jun 18, 2024
A-23130-40226 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jun 18, 2024
A-23125-38224 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jun 18, 2024

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