University of Southern CaliforniaEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for University of Southern California graduates?
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Meta. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 7,076 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from University of Southern California, at a median wage of $129k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 4.9% were denied or withdrawn.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 | 1,132 | $118k |
| Computer Science | 731 | $132k | |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 404 | $132k |
| Apple | Electrical Engineering | 278 | $142k |
| Meta | Computer Science | 230 | $159k |
| Intel | Electrical Engineering | 215 | $108k |
| Nvidia | Electrical Engineering | 149 | $154k |
| Computer Science | 119 | $165k | |
| Cisco | Computer Science | 105 | $125k |
| Oracle | Computer Science | 105 | $133k |
| Salesforce | Computer Science | 81 | $168k |
| Qualcomm | Electrical Engineering | 66 | $117k |
| VMware | Computer Science | 66 | $131k |
| Uber | Computer Science | 58 | $128k |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | Computer Science | 51 | $122k |
| Adobe | Computer Science | 50 | $142k |
| Intuit Inc. | Computer Science | 40 | $147k |
| Visa | Computer Science | 37 | $124k |
| Ernst & Young | Accounting | 36 | $127k |
| Amgen | Computer Science | 32 | $113k |
| Bloomberg | Computer Science | 32 | $150k |
| Expedia | Computer Science | 31 | $127k |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Computer Science | 30 | $149k |
| eBay | Computer Science | 29 | $156k |
| Snap | Computer Science | 29 | $160k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 6,089 | 86.1% |
| F-1 | 793 | 11.2% |
| L-1 | 37 | 0.5% |
| NOT IN USA | 24 | 0.3% |
| H-4 | 14 | 0.2% |
| O-1 | 11 | 0.2% |
| TN | 9 | 0.1% |
| E-2 | 7 | 0.1% |
| E-3 | 4 | 0.1% |
| J-1 | 4 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Filings and pay by year
University of Southern California graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1,006 | $144k |
| FY2023 | 1,649 | $141k |
| FY2022 | 1,510 | $123k |
| FY2021 | 1,570 | $121k |
| FY2020 | 1,341 | $119k |