5 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2025.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from The University of Tennessee Space Institute's own public LCA filings (FY2023–FY2025) — 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%.
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 — The University of Tennessee Space Institute sponsors H-1B workers, with 5 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2025), including 1 in FY2025. The median certified salary is $46,000 (P25 $39,243, P75 $70,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
The University of Tennessee Space Institute H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2025).
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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Researcher III I-200-25111-884250 | $75,705/yr | II | Tullahoma, TN | Apr 21, 2025 | Certified |
Researcher III I-200-22243-448419 | $70,000/yr | II | Tullahoma, TN | Aug 31, 2022 | Certified |
Researcher III I-200-22236-435179 | $70,000/yr | II | Tullahoma, TN | Aug 24, 2022 | Certified, withdrawn |
Research Scientist I-200-22011-821226 | $46,000/yr | I | Tullahoma, TN | Jan 11, 2022 | Certified |
Postdoctoral Research Associate I-200-21285-638416 | $36,991/yr | I | Tullahoma, TN | Oct 12, 2021 | Certified |
Postdoctoral Associate I-200-21244-557472 | $36,991/yr | I | Tullahoma, TN | Aug 31, 2021 | Withdrawn |
Postdoctoral Research Associate I-200-21244-557536 | $36,991/yr | I | Tullahoma, TN | Aug 31, 2021 | 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 FY2021–FY2025 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Aug and Jan — 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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