Western Governors UniversityEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Western Governors University graduates?
Amazon, Deloitte, and Google. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 104 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Western Governors University, at a median wage of $128k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 4.8% were denied or withdrawn.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
104
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$128k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
83.7%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Bachelor's 16.3%.
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 | Information Technology | 7 | $104k |
| Deloitte | Information Technology | 5 | $179k |
| Business Administration | 3 | $150k | |
| Akshaya Inc | Information Technology | 2 | $166k |
| Asurion, LLC | Software Development | 2 | $144k |
| Deere & Company | Information Technology | 2 | $108k |
| Cigna | Cybersecurity Information Assurance | 2 | $127k |
| GoTo Technologies USA, LLC | Information Technology | 2 | $155k |
| Intellectt, Inc. | Information Technology | 2 | $145k |
| Microsoft | Information Technology | 2 | $155k |
| Virtusa | Data Science | 2 | $129k |
| Align Technology, Inc. | Information Technology | 1 | $111k |
| Apple | Data Science | 1 | $161k |
| Attentive Mobile Inc | Computer Science | 1 | $120k |
| Aventiv Technologies, LLC | Information Security and Assurance | 1 | $136k |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | Information Technology | 1 | $157k |
| Blue Dolphin Transport LLC | Cloud Computing | 1 | $65k |
| Capgemini | IT Management | 1 | $97k |
| CGI | Data Science | 1 | $142k |
| Cisco | Data Science | 1 | $151k |
| Citi | Information Technology | 1 | $113k |
| DXC Technology | Information Technology | 1 | $90k |
| Cybersource Corporation | Information Technology | 1 | $146k |
| The Campbell's Company | Information Technology | 1 | $110k |
| Dimension Data North America | Information Technology | 1 | $115k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 84 | 80.8% |
| L-1 | 7 | 6.7% |
| B-2 | 3 | 2.9% |
| TN | 3 | 2.9% |
| E-2 | 1 | 1% |
| E-3 | 1 | 1% |
| F-1 | 1 | 1% |
| G-4 | 1 | 1% |
| J-1 | 1 | 1% |
| NOT IN USA | 1 | 1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Information Technology 50Data Science 16Business Administration 9Cybersecurity and Information Assurance 8IT Management 3Software Development 3Business Management 2Computer Science 2Management and Leadership 2Cloud Computing 1
Filings and pay by year
Western Governors University graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 19 | $144k |
| FY2023 | 25 | $142k |
| FY2022 | 20 | $120k |
| FY2021 | 24 | $116k |
| FY2020 | 16 | $132k |
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