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Bering Strait School District vs University of Alaska

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

Bering Strait School District

Unalakleet, AK

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Employer B

University of Alaska

Fairbanks, AK

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Key Metrics

Metric Bering Strait School University of Alaska
Total Petitions 212 94
Certified Petitions 200 59
Approval Rate (higher is better) 94.3% 62.8%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $74,994 $94,205
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $52,686 – $101,526 $53,539 – $337,051
Total Workers 212 94
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Bering Strait School District

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Special Education Teacher (K-12) 36 $72,488
Elementary Teacher 20 $73,977
Certified Teacher 17 $73,767
Kindergarten/1st Grade Teacher 8 $75,563
Kindergarten / 1st Grade Teacher 8 $75,563
5th Grade Teacher 8 $72,907

University of Alaska

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Post Doctoral Fellow 38 $67,057
Assistant Professor 19 $118,029
Research Assistant Professor 15 $99,540
Research Professional 4 4 $86,060
Term Assistant Professor 2 $98,914
Research Associate (Academic) 2 $86,008

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year Bering Strait, Petitions University of, Petitions
FY2023 82 (75 cert.) 28 (14 cert.)
FY2024 65 (65 cert.) 24 (17 cert.)
FY2025 60 (56 cert.) 36 (22 cert.)
FY2026 5 (4 cert.) 6 (6 cert.)