52 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2022–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from East Tennessee State University (ETSU)'s own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Median offered wage is 34% above the DOL prevailing wage across 30 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — East Tennessee State University (ETSU) sponsors H-1B workers, with 52 certified LCAs on file (FY2022–FY2026), including 16 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $80,000 (P25 $60,545, P75 $95,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2022–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 0% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| FY2026 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assistant Professor (Audiology) I-200-26167-018547 | $88,490/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | Jun 16, 2026 | Certified |
Lecturer (French) I-200-26161-999940 | $56,700/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jun 10, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor (Endocrinology) I-200-26160-997599 | $88,490/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | Jun 09, 2026 | Certified, withdrawn |
Assistant Professor (Endocrinology) I-200-26160-996502 | $110,000/yr | I | Mountain Home, TN | Jun 09, 2026 | Certified |
Postdoctoral Fellow I-200-26156-986502 | $75,775/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | Jun 05, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor (Computing) I-200-26155-983520 | $97,185/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jun 04, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor (Pediatric Pulmonology) I-200-26133-905582 | $102,000/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | May 13, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor / Associate Program Director I-200-26128-888899 | $102,000/yr | II | Mountain Home, TN | May 08, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-26128-886571 | $66,338/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | May 08, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-26128-887514 | $107,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | May 08, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-26126-877733 | $88,500/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | May 06, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-26124-865118 | $60,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | May 04, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-26106-802510 | $87,970/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Apr 16, 2026 | Certified |
Faculty Research Associate I-200-26023-585095 | $70,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jan 23, 2026 | Certified |
Assistant Professor of Chemistry I-200-25323-421639 | $65,774/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | Nov 19, 2025 | Certified |
Social Media Coordinator I-200-25323-422824 | $47,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Nov 19, 2025 | Certified |
Social Media Coordinator I-200-25317-405143 | $47,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Nov 13, 2025 | Withdrawn |
Global Health Advisor I-200-25317-403795 | $65,160/yr | I | Mountain Home, TN | Nov 13, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-25224-236367 | $80,000/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | Aug 12, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor & Associate Program Director of Research I-200-25218-225503 | $80,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Aug 06, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor”Department of Internal Medicine I-200-25211-210373 | $120,000/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | Jul 30, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-25202-188177 | $80,000/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | Jul 21, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor”Sport Physiologist, Strength & Cond. I-200-25196-176304 | $68,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jul 15, 2025 | Certified |
Chairperson & Associate Professor”Exercise & Sport Science I-200-25195-172007 | $100,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jul 14, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant/Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering I-200-25178-136469 | $90,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jun 27, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry I-200-25171-114880 | $95,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jun 20, 2025 | Certified |
Project Manager I-200-25139-991742 | $54,725/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | May 19, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor, General Internal and Sleep Medicine I-200-25129-959366 | $80,000/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | May 09, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology and Program Director I-200-25100-850977 | $169,950/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Apr 10, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease I-200-25093-830283 | $80,000/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | Apr 03, 2025 | Certified |
Assistant Professor & Family Medicine Physician I-200-24236-289430 | $208,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Aug 23, 2024 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-24044-714271 | $86,944/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | Feb 13, 2024 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-23192-181531 | $100,000/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | Jul 11, 2023 | Certified |
Assistant Professor of Computing I-200-23192-181562 | $90,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jul 11, 2023 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-23188-173764 | $85,000/yr | I | Kingsport, TN | Jul 07, 2023 | Certified |
Assistant Professor - Pediatric Pulmonology I-200-23188-173699 | $100,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jul 07, 2023 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-23137-029363 | $58,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | May 17, 2023 | Certified |
Assistant Professor - Hematology & Oncology I-200-23117-972518 | $75,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Apr 27, 2023 | Certified |
Assistant Professor - Hematology & Oncology I-200-23030-737336 | $91,494/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jan 30, 2023 | Certified |
Laboratory Technician I-200-22349-641914 | $37,500/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Dec 15, 2022 | Certified |
Postdoctoral Associate I-200-22349-641917 | $51,500/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Dec 15, 2022 | Certified |
Global Health Advisor I-200-22334-612717 | $60,545/yr | II | Mountain Home, TN | Nov 30, 2022 | Certified |
Research Associate I-200-22318-585302 | $50,000/yr | I | Mountain Home, TN | Nov 14, 2022 | Certified |
Assistant Professor I-200-22301-557361 | $100,000/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | Oct 28, 2022 | Certified |
Research Assistant Professor I-200-22269-494058 | $85,000/yr | II | Mountain Home, TN | Sep 26, 2022 | Certified |
Assistant Professor - Sport Physiologist I-200-22181-324895 | $63,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jun 30, 2022 | Certified |
Assistant Professor - Sport Physiologist, Strength & Conditi I-200-22181-324916 | $75,000/yr | I | Johnson City, TN | Jun 30, 2022 | Certified |
Research Assistant Professor I-200-22140-195921 | $73,000/yr | II | Johnson City, TN | May 20, 2022 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2022–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: May and Jun — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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