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2,977 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
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Professor New York, NY $270000 Green Card Aug 9, 2022
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Professor (with tenure) NEW YORK, NY $250000 Green Card Oct 2, 2018
University of Rochester Senior Faculty (Linguistics) $197286 Green Card Feb 15, 2024
YALE UNIVERSITY English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsec… New Haven, CT $195000 Green Card 2014
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Professor (Spanish and Portuguese) NEW YORK, NY $190000 Green Card Mar 16, 2017
YALE UNIVERSITY Professor NEW HAVEN, CT $185000 Green Card Mar 13, 2014
The University of Texas at Austin Professor Austin, TX $180000 H-1B Nov 3, 2025
The University of Texas at Austin Professor Austin, TX $180000 H-1B Mar 11, 2026
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Professor UNIVERSITY PARK, PA $165024 Green Card Sep 19, 2014
YALE UNIVERSITY Professor NEW HAVEN, CT $160000 Green Card Mar 21, 2016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHERS, POSTSEC… IRVINE, CA $155000 Green Card 2008
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 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Professor UNIVERSITY PARK, PA $142848 Green Card 2010
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Professor PHILADELPHIA, PA $132200 Green Card 2010
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Professor Los Angeles, CA $128400 Green Card Oct 28, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Associate Professor û Fiction Writing Berkeley, CA $125000 Green Card Jan 15, 2020
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsec… Riverside, CA $125000 Green Card 2013
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBA… Associate Professor in Classical Languages SANTA BARBARA, CA $122000 Green Card 2010
YALE UNIVERSITY English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsec… New Haven, CT $120000 Green Card 2014
Yale University Assistant Professor $118000 Green Card Apr 21, 2025
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY Professor SAN DIEGO, CA $110004 Green Card Jul 25, 2018
Yale University Assistant Professor $110000 Green Card May 20, 2024
Yale University Assistant Professor, Greek Literature, Language a… $110000 Green Card Jun 7, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Associate Professor (Department of Linguistics) Amherst, MA $110000 Green Card Oct 23, 2019
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsec… NEW YORK, NY $110000 Green Card 2012
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH ORANGE, CA $110000 H-1B Dec 20, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Lecturer $109516 Green Card Jul 3, 2024
Harvard University Assistant Professor $108000 Green Card Mar 7, 2025
The University of Southern California Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Liter… $105000 Green Card Apr 23, 2024
YALE UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor New Haven, CT $105000 Green Card Sep 14, 2021
University of California, Santa Cruz Assistant Professor $104600 - $110000 Green Card Oct 4, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Modern Greek Language and Culture Teacher Los Angeles, CA $104012 Green Card May 30, 2023
LELAND STANFORD JR, UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor STANFORD, CA $104000 Green Card 2010
Harvard University Assistant Professor $100000 Green Card Sep 10, 2024
Harvard University Assistant Professor $100000 Green Card Mar 14, 2024
YALE UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor New Haven, CT $100000 Green Card May 12, 2023
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor Cambridge, MA $100000 Green Card Apr 4, 2023
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Assistant Professor Cambridge, MA $100000 Green Card Jun 16, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Associate Professor Philadelphia, PA $100000 Green Card Apr 10, 2020
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE TEACHERS, POSTSECON… CHICAGO, IL $100000 Green Card 2008
Colgate University ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHINESE $98300 Green Card May 21, 2026
Trustees of Dartmouth College Assistant Professor of German Studies $98000 Green Card Apr 16, 2025
University of California, Davis Assistant Professor $97800 Green Card Feb 28, 2025
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Assistant Professor $97440 Green Card Sep 27, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES Assistant Professor Los Angeles, CA $97200 Green Card Nov 18, 2019
YALE UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor New Haven, CT $96000 Green Card May 6, 2023
University of California, Irvine Assistant Professor of Teaching $95000 Green Card Mar 17, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsec… Minneapolis, MN $95000 Green Card 2014
YALE UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor New Haven, CT $94860 Green Card May 6, 2022
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