Auburn UniversityEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Auburn University graduates?
Intel, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 325 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Auburn University, at a median wage of $105k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 5.8% were denied or withdrawn.
Employers filed these applications for people who studied here; the school is not a party to them. H-1B filings do not record the worker's school, so this is green-card (PERM) data. Why
Green-card (PERM) filings
325
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$105k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
66.2%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Doctorate 30.5%, Bachelor's 3.4%.
Employers that filed for these graduates
Ranked by PERM filings. Subsidiaries are rolled up to the parent company.
| Employer (parent company) | Top field of study | PERM filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel | Electrical Engineering | 23 | $100k |
| Amazon | Industrial Engineering | 16 | $102k |
| Microsoft | Software Engineering | 14 | $124k |
| Electrical Engineering | 10 | $127k | |
| Apple | Electrical Engineering | 8 | $146k |
| Meta | Software Engineering | 5 | $158k |
| Tesla | Industrial Engineering | 4 | $125k |
| Auburn University | Civil Engineering | 3 | $87k |
| Rivian | Electrical Engineering | 3 | $160k |
| Splunk | Software Engineering | 3 | $159k |
| 2a USA, Inc. | Industrial Engineering | 2 | $83k |
| Adient US LLC | Industrial Engineering | 2 | $107k |
| Applied Materials | Electrical Engineering | 2 | $135k |
| Arcadis | Civil Engineering | 2 | $118k |
| Broadcom | Electrical Engineering | 2 | $99k |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Electrical Engineering | 2 | $59k |
| Ernst & Young | Finance | 2 | $109k |
| Equifax, Inc. | Software Engineering | 2 | $92k |
| Fandom, Inc. | Industrial Engineering | 2 | $180k |
| Georgetown University | Discrete Statistical Science | 2 | $79k |
| Georgia-Pacific | Applied Mathematics | 2 | $115k |
| Home Depot | Industrial Engineering | 2 | $88k |
| HL Mando America Corporation | Mechanical Engineering | 2 | $56k |
| Mettler-Toledo, LLC | Biosystems Engineering | 2 | $117k |
| Micron | Electrical Engineering | 2 | $101k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 277 | 85.2% |
| F-1 | 37 | 11.4% |
| NOT IN USA | 4 | 1.2% |
| J-1 | 2 | 0.6% |
| O-1 | 2 | 0.6% |
| H-4 | 1 | 0.3% |
| TN | 1 | 0.3% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Electrical Engineering 63Software Engineering 54Industrial Engineering 36Mechanical Engineering 32Mathematics 12Civil Engineering 11Chemical Engineering 10Computer Science 8Finance 6Applied Economics 5
Filings and pay by year
Auburn University graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 64 | $115k |
| FY2023 | 76 | $118k |
| FY2022 | 57 | $104k |
| FY2021 | 77 | $103k |
| FY2020 | 51 | $92k |
Other schools
University of Southern California 7,076Carnegie Mellon University 5,747The University of Texas at Dallas 4,893Northeastern University 4,229Arizona State University 3,956San Jose State University 3,737New York University 3,587Columbia University 3,291University of Central Missouri 3,117North Carolina State University 3,090Georgia Institute of Technology 3,076The University of Texas at Arlington 2,817