H-1B Filings
27
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Accommodation & Food Services NC DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Wake Forest University: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Wake Forest University in NC (Accommodation & Food Services) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 27 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Wake Forest University (NC): · 27 H-1B LCAs at a $71,497 disclosed median · OSHA Grade A (DART 0.00)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Wake Forest University in NC carries 27 H-1B wage filings on record, a $71,497 median wage across 17 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a strong A OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 27 H-1B LCAs
- $71,497 median wage
- Grade A OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #1,849 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 96th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 8th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 96th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 8th pct
- median wage rank
- 63%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
D
Federal workforce composite
42/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Wake Forest University
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
27 H-1B LCAs
#1,849 of 51,370 sponsors · 96th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$71,497 median
8th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety C+
OSHA Grade A · DART 0.00
Safer than 63% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Wake Forest University's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 2 in FY2024 to 5 in FY2025 (+150%).
Median H-1B Salary
$71,497
Below national median. Across 17 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade A · DART 0.00
Safer than industry average. vs 0.69 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Wake Forest University's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$71,497 Top 92% higher than 8% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Wake Forest University | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Accommodation & Food Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | NC | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 27 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $71,497 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | A | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 0.00 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Wake Forest University's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in NC (Accommodation & Food Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #1,849 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 96th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 8th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 63% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MARKETING | $81,041 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | $79,767 |
| ASSISTANT TEACHING PROFESSOR | $79,522 |
| CASE MANAGER & COORDINATOR FOR CHINESE STUDENT LIFE | $77,179 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | $77,150 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | $75,389 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & DI | $75,389 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AF | $75,389 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH | $71,497 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | $70,240 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WOMEN'S, GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES | $69,092 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF JAPANESE | $68,935 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY | $68,757 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW-CHEMISTRY | $60,051 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW | $60,051 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW | $53,518 |
| ACADEMIC COUNSELOR | $44,845 |
What the Data Says About Wake Forest University
Signature stat: filing momentum
Momentum is the headline: FY2025 filings (5) rose 150% from FY2024 (2), one of the sharper year-over-year jumps in the corpus.
Safer than sector norm
OSHA logged 12 injuries at a DART rate of 0 against a 0.7 same-NAICS-sector average (Grade A).
Heavy H-1B sponsor
Wake Forest University in NC (Accommodation & Food Services) filed 27 H-1B labor condition applications, of which 17 disclose a usable wage figure at a $71,497 disclosed median — a top-tercile sponsorship footprint in this corpus.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $71,497 median trails 92% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Wake Forest University among Accommodation & Food Services employers we track.
Where Wake Forest University sits
This employer among Accommodation & Food Services H-1B peers
Across the 35 Accommodation & Food Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Wake Forest University files more petitions than 79% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 3%, the high-volume, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (27 filings · $71,497 median here).
Each muted dot is one accommodation & food services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 34; the brand marker is Wake Forest University. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Wake Forest University compares to Accommodation & Food Services peers
Wake Forest University's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Accommodation & Food Services (home state NC). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Wake Forest University
27 H-1B filings
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
121 H-1B filings
Marriott International, Inc.
86 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Wake Forest University, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside NC (DART 0.00 here).
- 162 Procacci Dolphin LLC (FL) · DART 0.00
- 203 LCI (AL) · DART 0.00
- 7Bells, LLC (MI) · DART 0.00
- 91st Street Joint Venture (MD) · DART 0.00
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with Wake Forest University
For Wake Forest University, read sponsorship pay (27 H-1B LCAs, median $71,497) next to the OSHA safety grade (A).
- H-1B median is $71,497 across 17 disclosed-wage positions (of 27 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade A reflects a DART rate read against the Accommodation & Food Services average of 0.69 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Wake Forest University's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation (LA) - 121 H-1B filings in the same Accommodation & Food Services roster
- Marriott International, Inc. (MD) - 86 H-1B filings in the same Accommodation & Food Services roster
- Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. (VA) - 49 H-1B filings in the same Accommodation & Food Services roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Wake Forest University's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Wake Forest University's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Wake Forest University next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Wake Forest University's #1,849 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Wake Forest University's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Wake Forest University's disclosed median of $71,497 sits at the 8th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Wake Forest University's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Wake Forest University has 27 H-1B filings on record, ranking #1,849 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 96th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Wake Forest University's OSHA safety grade mean?
Wake Forest University carries Grade A from its establishment injury record (12 injuries on file; DART 0.00). That DART rate is safer than roughly 63% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.