University of California, Los AngelesEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of California, Los Angeles graduates?
Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 1,636 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of California, Los Angeles, at a median wage of $125k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 5.6% were denied or withdrawn.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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 219 | $131k | |
| Amazon | Computer Science | 189 | $116k |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 84 | $124k |
| Meta | Computer Science | 77 | $157k |
| Apple | Electrical Engineering | 62 | $149k |
| Computer Science | 35 | $167k | |
| Intel | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 23 | $103k |
| Nvidia | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 19 | $140k |
| Qualcomm | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 16 | $109k |
| Adobe | Business Administration | 13 | $144k |
| ByteDance | Computer Science | 9 | $185k |
| Ernst & Young | Financial Engineering | 9 | $147k |
| Micron | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 9 | $115k |
| Oracle | Computer Science | 9 | $127k |
| X Corp. | Computer Science | 9 | $153k |
| Uber | Computer Engineering | 9 | $150k |
| Appfolio, Inc. | Computer Science | 8 | $91k |
| Lam Research | Materials Science and Engineering | 8 | $113k |
| Waymo LLC | Computer Science | 8 | $148k |
| Intuit Inc. | Business Analytics | 7 | $150k |
| Computer Science | 7 | $168k | |
| Airbnb | Computer Science | 6 | $188k |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | Computer Science | 6 | $121k |
| Cadence Design Systems | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 6 | $134k |
| Cornerstone Research, Inc. | Economics | 6 | $170k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 1,265 | 77.3% |
| F-1 | 272 | 16.6% |
| L-1 | 13 | 0.8% |
| TN | 12 | 0.7% |
| E-2 | 9 | 0.6% |
| NOT IN USA | 6 | 0.4% |
| O-1 | 6 | 0.4% |
| J-1 | 3 | 0.2% |
| H-1B1 | 2 | 0.1% |
| B-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Filings and pay by year
University of California, Los Angeles graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 254 | $140k |
| FY2023 | 370 | $131k |
| FY2022 | 325 | $129k |
| FY2021 | 355 | $115k |
| FY2020 | 332 | $120k |