H-1B sponsorship profile: The University of Akron. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, The University of Akron filed 40 Labor Condition Applications covering 40 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2025. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 100% (40 certified of 40 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on The University of Akron’s H-1B petitions range from $39,520 at the low end to $130,000 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $77,545. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Assistant Professor (9 petitions at $85,742 avg), followed by Assistant Professor of Instruction and Senior Lecturer. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. The University of Akron is headquartered in Akron, OH under NAICS code 6113, and places H-1B workers across 1 state, most heavily in OH. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.

Where The University of Akron ranks. By H-1B petition volume, The University of Akron is #5,721 of 119,880 employers nationally and #133 of 2,390 employers headquartered in OH. Both ranks are computed live from the same underlying petition counts, not a separate estimate.