EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

JOHNSON CITY, TN

• 242 H-1B petitions approved, FY2010–FY2026
• Denial rate 2.8% across 249 decisions
• Initial petitions: 110 approved, 4 denied
• 10 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $90,304
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, Assistant/Associate Professor - Hematology/Oncology, BILLING & COLLECTION SPECIALIST, Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease, System Administrator
• Matches the pattern of an employer exempt from the annual H-1B numerical limits

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026