University of HoustonEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of Houston graduates?
Amazon, Microsoft, Intel, and Ernst & Young. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 1,302 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of Houston, at a median wage of $104k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 5.8% were denied or withdrawn.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
1,302
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$104k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
78.3%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Doctorate 13.1%, Bachelor's 8.1%.
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 | Industrial Engineering | 110 | $107k |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 48 | $133k |
| Intel | Electrical Engineering | 37 | $102k |
| Ernst & Young | Accounting | 19 | $104k |
| Apple | Electrical Engineering | 18 | $147k |
| Computer Science | 18 | $126k | |
| Deloitte | Information Systems | 12 | $113k |
| Walmart | Computer Science | 11 | $107k |
| Meta | Computer Science | 11 | $184k |
| Rivian | Industrial Engineering | 10 | $122k |
| Cerner Corporation | Computer Science | 9 | $61k |
| Tesla | Electrical Engineering | 8 | $113k |
| Insperity Services, L.P. | Computer Science | 7 | $91k |
| JPMorgan Chase | Computer Science | 7 | $105k |
| Applied Materials | Industrial Engineering | 6 | $109k |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Electrical Engineering | 6 | $97k |
| HCL Global Systems Inc. | Computer Systems Engineering | 6 | $96k |
| HP Inc. | Information Systems | 6 | $93k |
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | Electrical Engineering | 6 | $92k |
| Visa | Engineering Technology | 6 | $114k |
| Adobe | Electrical Engineering | 5 | $167k |
| Geodis Logistics, LLC | Industrial Engineering | 5 | $90k |
| Houston Independent School District | Chemistry | 5 | $56k |
| Lam Research | Chemical Engineering | 5 | $103k |
| Micron | Industrial Engineering | 5 | $116k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 1,098 | 84.3% |
| F-1 | 130 | 10% |
| TN | 10 | 0.8% |
| H-4 | 9 | 0.7% |
| NOT IN USA | 6 | 0.5% |
| L-1 | 5 | 0.4% |
| TPS | 3 | 0.2% |
| E-2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| O-1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| B-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Computer Science 300Electrical Engineering 193Industrial Engineering 145Mechanical Engineering 62Accounting 41Civil Engineering 40Computer Systems Engineering 38Computer and Systems Engineering 34Engineering Technology 32Information Systems 32
Filings and pay by year
University of Houston graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 236 | $115k |
| FY2023 | 328 | $109k |
| FY2022 | 246 | $100k |
| FY2021 | 249 | $99k |
| FY2020 | 243 | $98k |
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