H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 25-1124 (Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary?
182 employers had 400 certified H-1B LCAs for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary in the window. The most active were US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, The President & Fellows of Middlebury College and University of Michigan. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $70,700 a year. California had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 400 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 182 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $70,700 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $60,000 – $84,400 |
| Most common worksite state | California |
Top H-1B sponsors for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center | 22 |
| 2 | The President & Fellows of Middlebury College | 16 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 15 |
| 4 | Duke University | 10 |
| 5 | The Trustees of Princeton University | 9 |
| 6 | University of Arkansas | 7 |
| 7 | University of California, Berkeley | 7 |
| 8 | The University of Iowa | 7 |
| 9 | Columbia University | 6 |
| 10 | Harvard University | 6 |
| 11 | Indiana University | 6 |
| 12 | The University of Southern California | 6 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University | 6 |
| 14 | Yale University | 6 |
| 15 | Northwestern University | 5 |
| 16 | Trustees of Boston University | 5 |
| 17 | University of Georgia; OGE | 5 |
| 18 | The University of Kansas | 5 |
| 19 | University of Oklahoma | 5 |
| 20 | Emory University | 4 |
| 21 | Purdue University | 4 |
| 22 | University of Mississippi | 4 |
| 23 | The University of Tennessee | 4 |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin System | 4 |
| 25 | Bowdoin College | 3 |
| 26 | Brown University | 3 |
| 27 | Colgate University | 3 |
| 28 | Florida International University | 3 |
| 29 | Georgetown University | 3 |
| 30 | Johns Hopkins University | 3 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$65,100
- Level II (qualified)$84,400
- Level III (experienced)$86,000
- Level IV (fully competent)$108,000
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Assistant Professor64
- Lecturer59
- Foreign Language Instructor22
- Senior Lecturer14
- Assistant Teaching Professor13
- Assistant Professor of Spanish9
- LEO Lecturer I8
- Instructor8
- Assistant Professor of Chinese7
- Assistant Professor of Instruction7
- Visiting Instructor6
- Language School Instructor (Chinese)6
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary?
- In this window: US Army Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, The President & Fellows of Middlebury College, University of Michigan, Duke University and The Trustees of Princeton University. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $70,700 a year, with the middle half between $60,000 – $84,400. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 25-1124?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Other occupations
- Food Scientists and Technologists414 certified LCAs
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products410 certified LCAs
- Regulatory Affairs Managers400 certified LCAs
- Interior Designers398 certified LCAs
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary387 certified LCAs
- Training and Development Specialists386 certified LCAs
- H-1B sponsors
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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