Does Houston Independent School District sponsor green cards?

Houston Independent School District has 183 PERM (green-card) filings with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does Houston Independent School District sponsor?

Houston Independent School District has 1,208 LCA (work-visa) filings, the Department of Labor step before an H-1B or other non-immigrant worker petition to USCIS.

What is Houston Independent School District's government approval rate?

Across 183 PERM filings, Houston Independent School District has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 99.8% (denial rate 0.2%).

How long has Houston Independent School District been filing with the U.S. Department of Labor?

Public DOL records for Houston Independent School District cover fiscal years 2008 through 2026.

Houston Independent School District

183 Green card sponsorships · 1,208 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2026

FEIN 74-6001255 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

29,280 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

183 Green-card filings PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the jobI-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record

1,208 Work-visa filings LCA LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record

$64,750 Median offered wage FY2025 n=6 PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the jobI-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings · Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education (25-2031.00)

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Education · est. 29,280 U.S. employees
Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = +57%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (83) against FY2024 (53).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #27 of 252 in Education · #357 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +57%Houston Independent School District +14%Education +8%All U.S. #27 of 252 in Education #357 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Top 11% of Education Top 13% of U.S. Percentile 83 vs 53 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = -8%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (12) against FY2024 (13).Education = +85%: all Education employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -8%Houston Independent School District +85%Education +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Percentile 12 vs 13 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.21: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.28.Education = 0.94: the median of 357 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #340 of 357 in Education · #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.21Houston Independent School District 0.94Education 4.8All U.S. #340 of 357 in Education #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 6% of Education Bottom 9% of U.S. Percentile 186 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026
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Education · est. 29,280 U.S. employees
Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.04: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.04.Education = 0.11: the median of 77 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #69 of 77 in Education · #1,573 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.04Houston Independent School District 0.11Education 1.9All U.S. #69 of 77 in Education #1,573 of 1,693 in U.S. Rank Bottom 12% of Education Bottom 8% of U.S. Percentile 35 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedHouston Independent School District = 88.6%: 31 of its 35 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 91.3%: all Education employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #70 of 89 in Education · Tied #1,730 with 1 other of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 88.6%Houston Independent School District 91.3%Education 91.6%All U.S. #70 of 89 in Education Tied #1,730 with 1 other of 2,091 in U.S. Rank Bottom 23% of Education Bottom 18% of U.S. Percentile 31 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedHouston Independent School District = 5.7%: 2 of its 35 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 4.0%: all Education employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #80 of 89 in Education · Tied #1,842 with 4 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 5.7%Houston Independent School District 4.0%Education 4.1%All U.S. #80 of 89 in Education Tied #1,842 with 4 others of 2,091 in U.S. Rank Bottom 12% of Education Bottom 12% of U.S. Percentile 2 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = -8%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (12) against FY2024 (13).Education = +85%: all Education employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -8%Houston Independent School District +85%Education +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Percentile 12 vs 13 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Median wage, Teacher, Bilingual⁠Median wage, Teacher, BilingualHouston Independent School District = $54,340: the median annual prevailing wage of its green-card filings for Teacher, Bilingual (25-2021), FY2008–FY2026.Education = $47,000: the median of every Education employer's green-card filings for the same occupation, all years (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = $47,053: the median of every U.S. employer's green-card filings for the same occupation, all years (pooled).Rank and percentile: its median among employers with 20+ green-card filings for this occupation, in its industry and in the U.S.; #1 is the highest pay — Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed).Source: DOL prevailing-wage data · FY2008–FY2026Official source ↗ $54,340Houston Independent School District $47,000Education $47,053All U.S. Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed) Rank Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed) Percentile 53 filings with a prevailing wage · FY2008–FY2026
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Education · est. 29,280 U.S. employees
Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.21: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.28.Education = 0.94: the median of 357 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #340 of 357 in Education · #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.21Houston Independent School District 0.94Education 4.8All U.S. #340 of 357 in Education #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 6% of Education Bottom 9% of U.S. Percentile 186 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedHouston Independent School District = 98.4%: 183 of its 186 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 80.8%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #112 of 603 in Education · Tied #3,348 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 98.4%Houston Independent School District 80.8%Education 91.9%All U.S. #112 of 603 in Education Tied #3,348 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S. Rank Top 19% of Education Top 35% of U.S. Percentile 183 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

USCIS H-1B petitions approved⁠USCIS H-1B petitions approvedHouston Independent School District = 100%: 72 of its 72 decided H-1B petitions approved, initial and continuing, FY2022-23.Education = 97.1%: all Education employers' approved petitions over all their decided petitions, initial and continuing, FY2022-23 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 97.6%: every U.S. employer's approved petitions over all their decided petitions, initial and continuing, FY2022-23 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its approval share among employers with 20+ decided petitions in FY2022-23, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #1 with 50 others of 230 in Education · Tied #1 with 1,144 others of 2,993 in U.S.Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services H-1B Employer Data Hub · FY2022-FY2023 · initial and continuing petitionsOfficial source ↗ 100%Houston Independent School District 97.1%Education 97.6%All U.S. Tied #1 with 50 others of 230 in Education Tied #1 with 1,144 others of 2,993 in U.S. Rank Tied with 23% of Education Tied with 39% of U.S. Percentile 72 of 72 petitions decided · FY2022-23

Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = +57%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (83) against FY2024 (53).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #27 of 252 in Education · #357 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +57%Houston Independent School District +14%Education +8%All U.S. #27 of 252 in Education #357 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Top 11% of Education Top 13% of U.S. Percentile 83 vs 53 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
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Education · est. 29,280 U.S. employees
Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = +57%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (83) against FY2024 (53).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #226 of 252 in Education · #2,483 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +57%Houston Independent School District +14%Education +8%All U.S. #226 of 252 in Education #2,483 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Bottom 11% of Education Bottom 13% of U.S. Percentile 83 vs 53 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = -8%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (12) against FY2024 (13).Education = +85%: all Education employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -8%Houston Independent School District +85%Education +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Percentile 12 vs 13 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Median wage, Teacher, Bilingual⁠Median wage, Teacher, BilingualHouston Independent School District = $54,340: the median annual prevailing wage of its green-card filings for Teacher, Bilingual (25-2021), FY2008–FY2026.Education = $47,000: the median of every Education employer's green-card filings for the same occupation, all years (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = $47,053: the median of every U.S. employer's green-card filings for the same occupation, all years (pooled).Rank and percentile: its median among employers with 20+ green-card filings for this occupation, in its industry and in the U.S.; #1 is the highest pay — Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed).Source: DOL prevailing-wage data · FY2008–FY2026Official source ↗ $54,340Houston Independent School District $47,000Education $47,053All U.S. Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed) Rank Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed) Percentile 53 filings with a prevailing wage · FY2008–FY2026

Temp-to-perm⁠Temp-to-permHouston Independent School District = 6.6:1: its 1,208 work-visa filings over its 183 green-card filings, FY2008–FY2026.Education = 6.8:1: all Education employers' work-visa filings over their green-card filings, all years (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.4:1: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings over their green-card filings, all years (pooled).Rank and percentile: its ratio among employers with 20+ green-card filings, in its industry and in the U.S.; #1 is the lowest ratio — #467 of 654 in Education · #6,630 of 9,248 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 6.6:1Houston Independent School District 6.8:1Education 5.4:1All U.S. #467 of 654 in Education #6,630 of 9,248 in U.S. Rank Bottom 29% of Education Bottom 29% of U.S. Percentile 1,208 work visas / 183 green cards · FY2008–FY2026
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Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedHouston Independent School District = 0.0%: 0 of its 186 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 0.2%: all Education employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #1 with 517 others of 603 in Education · Tied #1 with 8,462 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0.0%Houston Independent School District 0.2%Education 0.7%All U.S. Tied #1 with 517 others of 603 in Education Tied #1 with 8,462 others of 9,738 in U.S. Rank Tied with 86% of Education Tied with 87% of U.S. Percentile 0 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedHouston Independent School District = 5.7%: 2 of its 35 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 4.0%: all Education employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #80 of 89 in Education · Tied #1,842 with 4 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 5.7%Houston Independent School District 4.0%Education 4.1%All U.S. #80 of 89 in Education Tied #1,842 with 4 others of 2,091 in U.S. Rank Bottom 12% of Education Bottom 12% of U.S. Percentile 2 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedHouston Independent School District = 98.4%: 183 of its 186 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 80.8%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #112 of 603 in Education · Tied #3,348 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 98.4%Houston Independent School District 80.8%Education 91.9%All U.S. #112 of 603 in Education Tied #3,348 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S. Rank Top 19% of Education Top 35% of U.S. Percentile 183 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedHouston Independent School District = 88.6%: 31 of its 35 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 91.3%: all Education employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #70 of 89 in Education · Tied #1,730 with 1 other of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 88.6%Houston Independent School District 91.3%Education 91.6%All U.S. #70 of 89 in Education Tied #1,730 with 1 other of 2,091 in U.S. Rank Bottom 23% of Education Bottom 18% of U.S. Percentile 31 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

USCIS H-1B petitions approved⁠USCIS H-1B petitions approvedHouston Independent School District = 100%: 72 of its 72 decided H-1B petitions approved, initial and continuing, FY2022-23.Education = 97.1%: all Education employers' approved petitions over all their decided petitions, initial and continuing, FY2022-23 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 97.6%: every U.S. employer's approved petitions over all their decided petitions, initial and continuing, FY2022-23 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its approval share among employers with 20+ decided petitions in FY2022-23, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #1 with 50 others of 230 in Education · Tied #1 with 1,144 others of 2,993 in U.S.Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services H-1B Employer Data Hub · FY2022-FY2023 · initial and continuing petitionsOfficial source ↗ 100%Houston Independent School District 97.1%Education 97.6%All U.S. Tied #1 with 50 others of 230 in Education Tied #1 with 1,144 others of 2,993 in U.S. Rank Tied with 23% of Education Tied with 39% of U.S. Percentile 72 of 72 petitions decided · FY2022-23

Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnHouston Independent School District = 1.1%: 2 of its 186 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 16.5%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 1.1%Houston Independent School District 16.5%Education 5.8%All U.S. Not ranked for this question Not ranked for this question Rank Not ranked for this question Not ranked for this question Percentile 2 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnHouston Independent School District = 0.5%: 1 of its 186 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 2.5%: all Education employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0.5%Houston Independent School District 2.5%Education 1.7%All U.S. Not ranked for this question Not ranked for this question Rank Not ranked for this question Not ranked for this question Percentile 1 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnHouston Independent School District = 5.7%: 2 of its 35 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 4.7%: all Education employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 5.7%Houston Independent School District 4.7%Education 4.3%All U.S. Not ranked for this question Not ranked for this question Rank Not ranked for this question Not ranked for this question Percentile 2 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = +57%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (83) against FY2024 (53).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #27 of 252 in Education · #357 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +57%Houston Independent School District +14%Education +8%All U.S. #27 of 252 in Education #357 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Top 11% of Education Top 13% of U.S. Percentile 83 vs 53 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.21: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.28.Education = 0.94: the median of 357 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #340 of 357 in Education · #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.21Houston Independent School District 0.94Education 4.8All U.S. #340 of 357 in Education #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 6% of Education Bottom 9% of U.S. Percentile 186 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = -8%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (12) against FY2024 (13).Education = +85%: all Education employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -8%Houston Independent School District +85%Education +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (13 and 12) Percentile 12 vs 13 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.04: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.04.Education = 0.11: the median of 77 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #69 of 77 in Education · #1,573 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.04Houston Independent School District 0.11Education 1.9All U.S. #69 of 77 in Education #1,573 of 1,693 in U.S. Rank Bottom 12% of Education Bottom 8% of U.S. Percentile 35 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

Temp-to-perm⁠Temp-to-permHouston Independent School District = 6.6:1: its 1,208 work-visa filings over its 183 green-card filings, FY2008–FY2026.Education = 6.8:1: all Education employers' work-visa filings over their green-card filings, all years (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.4:1: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings over their green-card filings, all years (pooled).Rank and percentile: its ratio among employers with 20+ green-card filings, in its industry and in the U.S.; #1 is the lowest ratio — #467 of 654 in Education · #6,630 of 9,248 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 6.6:1Houston Independent School District 6.8:1Education 5.4:1All U.S. #467 of 654 in Education #6,630 of 9,248 in U.S. Rank Bottom 29% of Education Bottom 29% of U.S. Percentile 1,208 work visas / 183 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

Median wage, Teacher, Bilingual⁠Median wage, Teacher, BilingualHouston Independent School District = $54,340: the median annual prevailing wage of its green-card filings for Teacher, Bilingual (25-2021), FY2008–FY2026.Education = $47,000: the median of every Education employer's green-card filings for the same occupation, all years (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = $47,053: the median of every U.S. employer's green-card filings for the same occupation, all years (pooled).Rank and percentile: its median among employers with 20+ green-card filings for this occupation, in its industry and in the U.S.; #1 is the highest pay — Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed).Source: DOL prevailing-wage data · FY2008–FY2026Official source ↗ $54,340Houston Independent School District $47,000Education $47,053All U.S. Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed) Rank Not ranked: only 18 U.S. employers qualify (30 needed) Percentile 53 filings with a prevailing wage · FY2008–FY2026
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0.0% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedHouston Independent School District = 0.0%: 0 of its 186 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 0.2%: all Education employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #1 with 517 others of 603 in Education · Tied #1 with 8,462 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

5.7% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedHouston Independent School District = 5.7%: 2 of its 35 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 4.0%: all Education employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #80 of 89 in Education · Tied #1,842 with 4 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 2 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

98.4% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedHouston Independent School District = 98.4%: 183 of its 186 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 80.8%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #112 of 603 in Education · Tied #3,348 with 10 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 183 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

88.6% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedHouston Independent School District = 88.6%: 31 of its 35 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 91.3%: all Education employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #70 of 89 in Education · Tied #1,730 with 1 other of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 31 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

1.1% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnHouston Independent School District = 1.1%: 2 of its 186 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 16.5%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 2 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

0.5% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnHouston Independent School District = 0.5%: 1 of its 186 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 2.5%: all Education employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 1 of 186 filings · FY2023-25

5.7% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnHouston Independent School District = 5.7%: 2 of its 35 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 4.7%: all Education employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 2 of 35 filings · FY2023-25

1,391 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2008–FY2026 filings

+57% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Houston Independent School District = +57%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (83) against FY2024 (53).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #27 of 252 in Education · #357 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 83 vs 53 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024

0.21 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.21: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.28.Education = 0.94: the median of 357 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #340 of 357 in Education · #4,686 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 186 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

-8% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 12 vs 13 · FY2026 to date: 1

0.04 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesHouston Independent School District = 0.04: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.04.Education = 0.11: the median of 77 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees. Education: the industry code Houston Independent School District put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 611110, 160 of 183 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #69 of 77 in Education · #1,573 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 35 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

Public record data. PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

127 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026

45 Denied 24.6% rate · FY2008–FY2026

11 Withdrawn 6.0% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings Houston Independent School District has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

Houston Independent School District applied to sponsor 183 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

Offered wages on this employer’s filings

Median annual wage this employer offered, by occupation and fiscal year, over its own PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings — beside the prevailing wage the U.S. Department of Labor determined on the same filings. Two separate figures, never a ratio. Hourly, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly wages are converted to an annual figure using the unit DOL printed for that wage. Methodology →

5 further roles in this employer’s most recent complete year are not shown: fewer than five filings per role, which is too few to publish a wage without describing individual people.

Median offered and prevailing annual wages by occupation and fiscal year. Sortable by occupation, fiscal year and filing count only.
Occupation	Fiscal year	Green-card filings	Median offered	Median prevailing	Wage level
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031.00	FY2025	6	$64,750median of 6 filings	not reported	not reported
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021	FY2024	8	$64,000median of 8 filings	$59,300median of 8 filings	Level II
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021	FY2022	9	$57,590median of 9 filings	$54,950median of 9 filings	Level II
Secondary School Teacher 25-2031	FY2022	5	$55,692median of 5 filings	$54,560median of 5 filings	Level I
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021	FY2021	14	$54,631median of 14 filings	$54,340median of 14 filings	Level II
Secondary School Teacher 25-2031	FY2021	8	$56,111median of 8 filings	$53,980median of 8 filings	Level I
Secondary School Teacher 25-2031	FY2016	5	$49,100median of 5 filings	$43,110median of 5 filings	Level I
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021	FY2015	15	$49,100median of 15 filings	$46,927median of 15 filings	Level II
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021.00	FY2012	25	$46,990median of 25 filings	$46,990median of 25 filings	Level II
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031.00	FY2012	12	$44,980median of 12 filings	$44,980median of 12 filings	Level I
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021.00	FY2010	7	$44,987median of 7 filings	$37,130median of 7 filings	Level I
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031.00	FY2010	6	$44,987median of 6 filings	$39,410median of 6 filings	Level I

“Not reported” means the Department of Labor published no such figure on those filings — from FY2025 its PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ disclosure file carries the employer’s offered wage only, with no prevailing-wage determination and no wage level. It does not mean the figure is unknown to us; it means DOL did not publish one.

Wage & Hour Enforcement

Source: DOL Wage & Hour Division WHISARD concluded compliance actions since FY2005. Back wages, civil money penalties, and employees affected, broken down by statute (FLSA, H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ , H-2A, H-2B, SCA, Davis-Bacon, FMLA). Data mirrored nightly from the WHISARD dataset.

Back wages owed

$16,333

Enforcement actions

Employees affected

H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ back wages

Enforcement actions (most recent first)

Case ID	Findings date	Location	Back wages	H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ portion	Employees	Statutes
1993548	2024-07-19	HOUSTON, TX	$0	$0	0
1956592	2022-01-23	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0
1942593	2021-08-31	Houston, TX	$2,240	$0	1	FLSA, FLSA_OT
1916540	2019-09-30	Houston, TX	$2,500	$0	0	FMLA
1791103	2016-08-05	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0
1789411	2016-05-18	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0	FMLA
1792482	2016-02-14	Houston, TX	$980	$0	1	FLSA, FLSA_OT
1744879	2015-02-01	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0	FMLA
1738628	2014-10-12	Houston, TX	$8,823	$0	80	FLSA, FLSA_OT
1704984	2013-06-07	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0	FMLA
1634752	2012-03-04	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0
1600422	2011-05-29	Houston, TX	$1,789	$0	6	FLSA, FLSA_OT
1402802	2004-09-15	Houston, TX	$0	$0	0

USCIS H-1B petition outcomes

Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings

2.2%

26 decisions / 1,192 certified LCAs

Total USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ decisions

26 initial approvals, 0 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

0.00:1

initial approvals per continuing approval, USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ hub, FY2022

H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings

2.2%: 26 USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions and 1,192 certified LCAs, counted separately.

FY	Initial petitions approved	Initial petitions denied	Renewal petitions approved	Renewal petitions denied	Total
2023	4	0	8	0	12
2022	22	0	38	0	60

2 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.

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