Virginia TechEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Virginia Tech graduates?
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Intel. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 825 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Virginia Tech, at a median wage of $116k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 4.4% were denied or withdrawn.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
Green-card (PERM) filings
825
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$116k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
67.6%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Doctorate 23.4%, Bachelor's 8.8%.
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 Engineering | 69 | $116k |
| Computer Engineering | 58 | $131k | |
| Microsoft | Computer Engineering | 39 | $134k |
| Apple | Computer Engineering | 36 | $149k |
| Intel | Computer Engineering | 34 | $99k |
| Meta | Computer Engineering | 28 | $160k |
| Qualcomm | Computer Engineering | 23 | $109k |
| Nvidia | Computer Engineering | 12 | $152k |
| Bloomberg | Computer Science | 11 | $150k |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Computer Science | 10 | $83k |
| The Mathworks, Inc. | Mechanical Engineering | 9 | $106k |
| Cisco | Computer Engineering | 7 | $122k |
| Texas Instruments | Electrical Engineering | 7 | $127k |
| AMD | Computer Engineering | 6 | $128k |
| Hughes Network Systems, LLC | Electrical Engineering | 6 | $100k |
| Analog Devices Inc. | Electrical Engineering | 5 | $105k |
| Cummins | Electrical Engineering | 5 | $91k |
| Micron | Industrial Engineering | 5 | $81k |
| Oracle | Computer Engineering | 5 | $158k |
| Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP | Civil Engineering | 5 | $78k |
| Tesla | Industrial Engineering | 5 | $95k |
| Uber | Computer Engineering | 5 | $126k |
| Walmart | Computer Science | 5 | $96k |
| Capital One | Economics | 4 | $129k |
| Michigan Technological University | Business | 4 | $99k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 698 | 84.6% |
| F-1 | 100 | 12.1% |
| NOT IN USA | 4 | 0.5% |
| O-1 | 3 | 0.4% |
| B-2 | 1 | 0.1% |
| E-3 | 1 | 0.1% |
| H-4 | 1 | 0.1% |
| J-1 | 1 | 0.1% |
| PAROLEE | 1 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Computer Engineering 171Computer Science 142Electrical Engineering 104Industrial Engineering 80Civil Engineering 68Mechanical Engineering 50Statistics 25Information Technology 19Business Administration 12Chemical Engineering 11
Filings and pay by year
Virginia Tech graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 137 | $125k |
| FY2023 | 183 | $119k |
| FY2022 | 181 | $113k |
| FY2021 | 169 | $112k |
| FY2020 | 155 | $113k |
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