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-21132-85623 Clinical Assistant Professor, OphthalmologyCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Oct 27, 2021
A-21133-86214 Assistant Professor, Radiation OncologyCertified - Expired Roanoke, VA Oct 25, 2021
A-20325-23784 Assistant Professor - Circular EconomyCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Oct 5, 2021
A-21095-70259 Collegiate Associate Professor of AnatomyCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Oct 1, 2021
A-21088-67623 Assistant Collegiate ProfessorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Oct 1, 2021
A-20293-11453 Senior Project and ITSM ManagerCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Sep 1, 2021
A-21020-44025 Director of UX Design and AssessmentCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jul 21, 2021
A-21035-49125 Player Personnel Specialist, Women's BasketballCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jul 21, 2021
A-20308-16156 Business Intelligence AnalystCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jun 10, 2021
A-20108-44345 Assistant Professor Strategic ManagementCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jan 21, 2021
A-20108-44239 Assistant Professor Strategic ManagementCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Jan 21, 2021
A-20090-36729 Assistant Professor AnesthesiologyCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Dec 15, 2020
A-19302-76464 InstructorCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Sep 24, 2020
A-19290-71832 Instrument SpecialistCertified - Expired Blacksburg, VA Apr 13, 2020

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