University of California, Santa BarbaraEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of California, Santa Barbara graduates?
Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Intel. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 344 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of California, Santa Barbara, at a median wage of $128k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 5.5% were denied or withdrawn.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
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 | 49 | $132k | |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 22 | $127k |
| Amazon | Computer Science | 22 | $122k |
| Apple | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 20 | $151k |
| Intel | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 17 | $114k |
| Meta | Computer Science | 16 | $158k |
| Qualcomm | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 11 | $111k |
| Oracle | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 6 | $147k |
| Appfolio, Inc. | Computer Science | 5 | $100k |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 5 | $170k | |
| Deloitte | Accounting | 5 | $80k |
| Nvidia | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 4 | $160k |
| Uber | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 4 | $148k |
| Purdue University | Computer Science | 3 | $111k |
| Walmart | Accounting | 3 | $118k |
| AMD | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $109k |
| Affirm, Inc. | English | 2 | $139k |
| Airbnb | Computer Science | 2 | $185k |
| Adobe | Computer Science | 2 | $155k |
| Continental | Computer Engineering | 2 | $77k |
| Deckers | Technology Management | 2 | $124k |
| DoorDash | Computer Science | 2 | $204k |
| Dropbox | Computer Engineering | 2 | $158k |
| Kneron, Inc. | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $96k |
| Mentor Graphics Corporation | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2 | $115k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 268 | 77.9% |
| F-1 | 64 | 18.6% |
| E-2 | 3 | 0.9% |
| L-1 | 3 | 0.9% |
| NOT IN USA | 2 | 0.6% |
| O-1 | 1 | 0.3% |
| PAROLEE | 1 | 0.3% |
| TN | 1 | 0.3% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Filings and pay by year
University of California, Santa Barbara graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 49 | $141k |
| FY2023 | 73 | $128k |
| FY2022 | 71 | $120k |
| FY2021 | 81 | $123k |
| FY2020 | 70 | $132k |