University of California, Santa CruzEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of California, Santa Cruz graduates?
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, eBay, and LinkedIn. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 211 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of California, Santa Cruz, at a median wage of $131k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 3.3% were denied or withdrawn.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Computer Science | 36 | $113k |
| Computer Science | 30 | $150k | |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 18 | $120k |
| eBay | Computer Engineering | 7 | $116k |
| Computer Science | 7 | $175k | |
| Meta | Computer Science | 6 | $142k |
| Oracle | Electrical Engineering | 5 | $131k |
| Apple | Computer Science | 4 | $156k |
| Intel | Computer Engineering | 4 | $119k |
| Uber | Computer Science | 4 | $130k |
| AMD | Computer Engineering | 2 | $155k |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | Computer Engineering | 2 | $116k |
| ByteDance | Applied Economics and Finance | 2 | $119k |
| BigPanda, Inc. | Computer Science | 2 | $122k |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Computer Science | 2 | $113k |
| Nvidia | Computer Engineering | 2 | $145k |
| Pure Storage, Inc. | Computer Engineering | 2 | $173k |
| Roblox Corporation | Games and Playable Media | 2 | $140k |
| Roku, Inc. | Computer Engineering | 2 | $283k |
| Samsung | Computer Science | 2 | $155k |
| Seeknet USA | Technology and Information Management | 2 | $46k |
| Splunk | Computer Science | 2 | $151k |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | Computer Engineering | 1 | $168k |
| 1Point3Acres, LLC | Computer Science | 1 | $196k |
| Aetna | Mathematics | 1 | $200k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 158 | 74.9% |
| F-1 | 39 | 18.5% |
| L-1 | 2 | 0.9% |
| NOT IN USA | 2 | 0.9% |
| O-1 | 2 | 0.9% |
| H-1B1 | 1 | 0.5% |
| H-4 | 1 | 0.5% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Filings and pay by year
University of California, Santa Cruz graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 27 | $155k |
| FY2023 | 54 | $142k |
| FY2022 | 42 | $125k |
| FY2021 | 48 | $121k |
| FY2020 | 40 | $120k |