Western Kentucky University

Educational Services · Primarily KY · PERM filings 2018–2024

#3,721 top sponsor

Overview

Western Kentucky University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 23 PERM green-card applications between FY2018 and FY2024. That places it #3,721 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 14 were certified (60.9% approval rate), taking about 299 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in KY, and the median sponsored wage is $64,008.

23

PERM filings

60.9%

approval

1

denied

$64,008

median wage

299d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 15 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (33%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China5
  • Iran3
  • India2
  • Canada1
  • Gambia1
  • South Korea1
  • Brazil1
  • Sri Lanka1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B13
  • J-11
  • F-11

Education

  • Doctorate14
  • Bachelor's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Western Kentucky University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $73,784
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $109,840
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $61,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $62,118
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $90,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, PostSecondary 1 $60,000
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $64,008
Assistant Professor of Finance 1 $130,656
Assistant Professor of Marketing 1 $106,500
Assistant Professor of Architecture 1 $50,448

Common job titles

Laboratory Instructor 2 Assistant Professor, Engineering 1 Assistant Professor, Construction Management 1 Assistant Professor, Psychology 1 Assistant Professor, Agriculture 1 Assistant Professor, Economics 1 Assistant Professor, Analytics and Information Systems 1 Assistant Professor , Mathematics 1 Assistant Professor, Architectural Science 1 Assistant Professor, Finance 1 Applications Programmer, Mesonet 1 Assistant Professor of Interior Design 1

Worksite states

KY 23

Wage range

$60,000

25th

$64,008

median

$85,008

75th

$107,508

90th

Law firms used

  • Western Kentucky University8

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19336-89681 Assistant Professor of Interior DesignCertified - Expired Bowling Green, KY Jun 3, 2020
A-18338-48008 Assistant Professor , MathematicsDenied Bowling Green, KY Feb 25, 2020
A-19254-56707 Assistant Professor, Architectural ScienceCertified - Expired Bowling Green, KY Jan 27, 2020

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