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
A-23144-46961 Assistant ProfessorWithdrawn Blacksburg, VA May 31, 2023
A-23130-40398 Assistant ProfessorWithdrawn Blacksburg, VA May 16, 2023
A-22178-79148 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA May 1, 2023
A-22178-78797 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA May 1, 2023
A-22173-76185 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Apr 21, 2023
A-22158-67535 Collegiate Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Mar 30, 2023
A-22159-68419 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Mar 30, 2023
A-22125-50791 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Mar 28, 2023
A-22159-68488 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Mar 27, 2023
A-22119-48185 Collegiate Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Feb 15, 2023
A-21160-98679 Clinical Instructor, Emergency MedicineCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Dec 14, 2022
A-21063-58206 Senior Learning Data AnalystCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Aug 8, 2022
A-21235-35090 InstructorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Apr 18, 2022
A-21236-35677 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Mar 15, 2022
A-21235-35093 Director of Inclusion and DiversityCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Mar 15, 2022
A-21166-01487 Assistant Professor CardiologyCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jan 26, 2022
A-21168-02827 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jan 24, 2022
A-21139-88794 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Dec 16, 2021
A-21137-87672 Project AssociateCertified - Expired Roanoke, VA Nov 17, 2021
A-21119-80103 Assistant Professor, Consumer StudiesCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Nov 8, 2021

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