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16,062 H-1B & PERM records for "literature", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
BARD COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY $150000 H-1B Mar 28, 2016
BARD COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE ANNANDALE, NY $150000 H-1B Mar 26, 2013
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CAMBRIDGE, MA $150000 H-1B Oct 15, 2010
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR CAMBRIDGE, MA $150000 H-1B May 12, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC PROFESSOR IN IRISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE NOTRE DAME, IN $150000 H-1B Apr 29, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC PROFESSOR IN IRISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE NOTRE DAME, IN $150000 H-1B Apr 22, 2010
Butte-Glenn Community College District Japanese Instructor Oroville, CA $149760 H-1B Sep 1, 2021
HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY O… ADJUNCT LECTURER NEW YORK, NY $148907 H-1B Jul 18, 2017
LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY Professor of English Literature and Provost RIVERSIDE, CA $148000 Green Card Oct 23, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE Professor of Language RIVERSIDE, CA $147800 Green Card 2010
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR PRINCETON, NJ $147400 H-1B Mar 16, 2015
CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY, INC. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH Campbellsville, KY $145000 - $155000 H-1B Sep 3, 2019
Mechon Hadar Teacher of Rabbinic Literature New York, NY $144456 H-1B Apr 12, 2022
MECHON HADAR TEACHER OF RABBINIC LITERATURE New York, NY $144456 H-1B Apr 17, 2019
University of North Carolina at Charlot… Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Charlotte, NC $143000 H-1B May 1, 2023
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Professor UNIVERSITY PARK, PA $142848 Green Card 2010
COLUMBIA COLLEGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHER COLUMBIA, SC $142626 E-3 Nov 3, 2009
HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY O… ADJUNCT LECTURER NEW YORK, NY $140234 H-1B Jun 25, 2014
HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY O… ADJUNCT LECTURER NEW YORK, NY $140234 H-1B Jan 20, 2011
HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY O… ADJUNCT LECTURER OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE NEW YORK, NY $140234 H-1B Dec 2, 2010
Arizona State University Professor Tempe, AZ $138200 H-1B Jun 17, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE PROFESSOR IRVINE, CA $135300 H-1B May 20, 2010
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR TEMPE, AZ $135000 H-1B Jun 13, 2018
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOT… INSTRUCTOR CHARLOTTE, NC $134576 H-1B Jul 19, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOT… INSTRUCTOR CHARLOTTE, NC $134576 H-1B Jul 19, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Professor Coral Gables, FL $134130 - $134131 H-1B Oct 11, 2023
BROWN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF LITERARY ARTS PROVIDENCE, RI $133000 H-1B Apr 26, 2018
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Professor PHILADELPHIA, PA $132200 Green Card 2010
University of California at Santa Barba… Lecturer Santa Barbara, CA $132039 H-1B Jan 8, 2026
The University of Virginia Professor Charlottesville, VA $132000 H-1B May 13, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO PROFESSOR LA JOLLA, CA $130900 H-1B Mar 12, 2015
State University of New York at Stony B… Assistant Professor Stony Brook, NY $130000 - $133026 H-1B Mar 19, 2020
State University of New York at Stony B… Professor Stony Brook, NY $130000 - $133026 H-1B Aug 4, 2020
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LECTURER/RESEARCH SCHOLAR PRINCETON, NJ $130000 H-1B Jul 24, 2017
THE UNIV. OF ALA. AT BIRMINGHAM (UAB) PART TIME INSTRUCTOR BIRMINGHAM, AL $130000 H-1B Jun 13, 2012
THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY… INSTRUCTOR OF GERMAN MIDDLEBURY, VT $130000 H-1B Mar 22, 2012
HEBREW COLLEGE HEBREW PROFESSOR (NETA PROGRAM DIRECTOR) NEWTON, MA $130000 H-1B Jul 13, 2010
University of Utah ESRR Chair in English Salt Lake City, UT $129773 H-1B Mar 6, 2025
Emory University Acting Professor Atlanta, GA $129231 H-1B May 22, 2024
University of California, Los Angeles Professor Los Angeles, CA $128700 H-1B Apr 29, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Professor Los Angeles, CA $128400 Green Card Oct 28, 2019
University of California, Berkeley Professor Berkeley, CA $128315 H-1B Aug 13, 2020
University of California, Berkeley Adjunct Professor Berkeley, CA $128315 H-1B Aug 7, 2020
THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY… INSTRUCTOR IN JAPANESE Middlebury, VT $127421 H-1B May 9, 2019
The President & Fellows of Middlebury C… Bread Loaf School of English Faculty Ripton, VT $126755 H-1B May 27, 2022
THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY… INSTRUCTOR IN GERMAN Middlebury, VT $126402 H-1B May 9, 2019
PACE UNIVERSITY ADJUNCT LECTURER OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE NEW YORK, NY $126277 H-1B Feb 12, 2010
College of the Holy Cross Visiting Lecturer Worcester, MA $126214 H-1B Jul 28, 2022
University of California, Los Angeles Assistant Professor Los Angeles, CA $125100 H-1B Jan 26, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY ADJUNCT PROFESSOR Berkeley, CA $125100 H-1B May 17, 2019
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