Syracuse UniversityEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Syracuse University graduates?
Amazon, Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Google, and Meta. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 1,592 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Syracuse University, at a median wage of $122k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 4.6% were denied or withdrawn.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
1,592
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$122k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
94.3%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Doctorate 3.8%, Bachelor's 1.9%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Computer Science | 227 | $113k |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 100 | $131k |
| Ernst & Young | Information Management | 58 | $132k |
| Computer Science | 58 | $133k | |
| Meta | Computer Engineering | 40 | $160k |
| Apple | Computer Engineering | 27 | $156k |
| Cisco | Computer Science | 18 | $131k |
| Deloitte | Information Management | 16 | $122k |
| Intel | Computer Engineering | 16 | $101k |
| PwC | Information Management | 16 | $138k |
| Computer Engineering | 14 | $155k | |
| Oracle | Computer Science | 14 | $125k |
| eBay | Computer Engineering | 13 | $148k |
| Walmart | Computer Science | 12 | $125k |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Computer Science | 11 | $141k |
| Visa | Computer Engineering | 11 | $134k |
| Intuit Inc. | Information Management | 10 | $152k |
| Uber | Computer Engineering | 10 | $142k |
| Cadence Design Systems | Computer Engineering | 9 | $120k |
| PayPal | Computer Engineering | 8 | $145k |
| Securonix Inc | Information Management | 8 | $109k |
| Wayfair LLC | Computer Engineering | 8 | $110k |
| Salesforce | Computer Engineering | 7 | $180k |
| VMware | Computer Engineering | 7 | $148k |
| Adobe | Information Management | 6 | $149k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 1,489 | 93.5% |
| F-1 | 68 | 4.3% |
| H-4 | 9 | 0.6% |
| NOT IN USA | 6 | 0.4% |
| L-1 | 4 | 0.3% |
| TN | 2 | 0.1% |
| E-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| E-3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| F-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| O-1 | 1 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Computer Engineering 367Information Management 345Computer Science 336Electrical Engineering 80Engineering Management 61Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 40Telecommunications and Network Management 27Business Administration 26Architecture 19Civil Engineering 18
Filings and pay by year
Syracuse University graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 237 | $136k |
| FY2023 | 429 | $133k |
| FY2022 | 328 | $118k |
| FY2021 | 351 | $117k |
| FY2020 | 247 | $115k |
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