Portland State UniversityEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Portland State University graduates?
Intel, Microsoft, AMD, Apple, and Nvidia. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 665 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Portland State University, at a median wage of $109k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 8.3% were denied or withdrawn.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
665
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$109k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
93.8%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Doctorate 3.3%, Bachelor's 2.6%.
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 & Computer Engineering | 322 | $98k |
| Microsoft | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 51 | $144k |
| AMD | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 26 | $122k |
| Apple | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 21 | $133k |
| Nvidia | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 19 | $180k |
| Qualcomm | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 12 | $113k |
| Amazon | Computer Science | 12 | $121k |
| Synopsys | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 9 | $118k |
| Marvell | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 7 | $127k |
| Cadence Design Systems | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 5 | $144k |
| Nike | Business Administration | 5 | $140k |
| Ericsson | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 4 | $130k |
| Analog Devices Inc. | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 3 | $103k |
| ASML | Mechanical Engineering | 3 | $102k |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 3 | $134k | |
| Siemens | Computer Science | 3 | $104k |
| Adobe | Computer Science | 2 | $132k |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $98k |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $125k |
| Garmin International, Inc. | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $141k |
| GlobalFoundries | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $94k |
| IBM | Computer Science | 2 | $112k |
| Innovium, Inc | Computer Engineering | 2 | $149k |
| Megh Computing, Inc | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $105k |
| Oracle | Computer Science | 2 | $134k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 456 | 68.6% |
| F-1 | 177 | 26.6% |
| H-4 | 16 | 2.4% |
| NOT IN USA | 5 | 0.8% |
| L-1 | 2 | 0.3% |
| E-1 | 1 | 0.2% |
| E-2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| F-2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| L-2 | 1 | 0.2% |
| O-1 | 1 | 0.2% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Electrical & Computer Engineering 463Computer Science 90Computer Engineering 29Engineering and Technology Management 12Mechanical Engineering 9Chemistry 8Business Administration 7Civil and Environmental Engineering 4Financial Analysis 4Education Curriculum and Instruction 3
Filings and pay by year
Portland State University graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 117 | $123k |
| FY2023 | 179 | $108k |
| FY2022 | 126 | $109k |
| FY2021 | 128 | $106k |
| FY2020 | 115 | $101k |
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