University of California, MercedEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of California, Merced graduates?
Google and Intel. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 31 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of California, Merced, at a median wage of $139k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 6.5% were denied or withdrawn.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
31
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$139k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Doctorate
64.5%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Master's 32.3%, Bachelor's 3.2%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 7 | $150k | |
| Intel | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | 4 | $99k |
| Amazon | Computer Engineering | 2 | $154k |
| Apple | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | 2 | $172k |
| Clari, Inc | Electrical Engineering | 2 | $150k |
| Lam Research | Chemistry and Chemical Biology | 2 | $103k |
| TigerGraph, Inc. | Computer Science | 2 | $148k |
| Autonomic LLC | Electrical Engineering | 1 | $142k |
| Cisco | Cognitive and Information Sciences | 1 | $130k |
| Expedia | Electrical Engineering | 1 | $158k |
| Meta | Electrical Engineering | 1 | $198k |
| Gettysburg College | Political Science | 1 | $73k |
| Invitae Corporation | Psychology | 1 | $139k |
| Mississippi State University | Environmental Systems | 1 | $78k |
| Nvidia | Electrical Engineering | 1 | $200k |
| Visual Concepts Entertainment | Electrical Engineering | 1 | $121k |
| Waymo LLC | Electrical Engineering | 1 | $160k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 18 | 58.1% |
| F-1 | 10 | 32.3% |
| B-2 | 1 | 3.2% |
| J-1 | 1 | 3.2% |
| O-1 | 1 | 3.2% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Electrical Engineering 13Chemistry and Chemical Biology 5Physics 3Cognitive and Information Sciences 2Computer Science 2Computer Engineering 1Engineering 1Environmental Systems 1Mechanical Engineering 1Political Science 1
Filings and pay by year
University of California, Merced graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $135k |
| FY2023 | 11 | $150k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $125k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $150k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $138k |
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