University of California, San DiegoEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of California, San Diego graduates?
Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Apple. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 1,742 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of California, San Diego, at a median wage of $125k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 4% were denied or withdrawn.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 | 308 | $131k | |
| Amazon | Computer Science | 300 | $113k |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 83 | $130k |
| Meta | Computer Science | 83 | $142k |
| Apple | Computer Science | 59 | $146k |
| Qualcomm | Computer Engineering | 49 | $109k |
| Computer Science | 39 | $158k | |
| Intel | Materials Science and Engineering | 32 | $92k |
| Nvidia | Electrical Engineering | 27 | $156k |
| Salesforce | Computer Science | 27 | $156k |
| Tusimple. Inc. | Computer Science | 19 | $97k |
| VMware | Computer Science | 15 | $131k |
| Oracle | Computer Science | 14 | $133k |
| Intuit Inc. | Computer Science | 12 | $119k |
| ByteDance | Electrical Engineering | 10 | $142k |
| Cisco | Business Administration | 10 | $143k |
| Databricks | Computer Science | 10 | $133k |
| Waymo LLC | Computer Science | 10 | $150k |
| Appfolio, Inc. | Computer Science | 9 | $83k |
| Snap | Computer Science | 9 | $144k |
| X Corp. | Computer Science | 9 | $166k |
| ASML | Computer Science | 8 | $110k |
| Robinhood | Computer Science | 8 | $183k |
| Uber | Computer Science | 8 | $137k |
| Bloomberg | Computer Science | 7 | $150k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 1,308 | 75.1% |
| F-1 | 362 | 20.8% |
| NOT IN USA | 14 | 0.8% |
| L-1 | 8 | 0.5% |
| E-2 | 5 | 0.3% |
| O-1 | 5 | 0.3% |
| J-1 | 2 | 0.1% |
| TN | 2 | 0.1% |
| B-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| E-1 | 1 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Filings and pay by year
University of California, San Diego graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 232 | $142k |
| FY2023 | 455 | $132k |
| FY2022 | 385 | $121k |
| FY2021 | 376 | $118k |
| FY2020 | 294 | $118k |