AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS

Manufacturing · Primarily NJ · PERM filings 2019–2020

#7,159 top sponsor

Overview

AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 11 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2020. That places it #7,159 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 8 were certified (72.7% approval rate), taking about 195 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Analytical Scientist, II, with most worksites in NJ, and the median sponsored wage is $76,752.

11

PERM filings

72.7%

approval

0

denied

$76,752

median wage

195d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 11 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (82%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India9
  • Bangladesh1
  • Canada1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B11

Education

  • Master's10
  • Bachelor's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Analytical Scientist, II 2 $81,560
Analytical Scientist, I 2 $66,550
Formulation Scientist I 2 $69,837
Formulation Scientist 1 $76,000
Formulation Scientist II 1 $80,210
Manager, Quality Assurance 1 $88,235
Analytical Scientist I 1 $76,752
Regulatory Affairs Specialist I 1 $65,564

Common job titles

Analytical Scientist, II 2 Analytical Scientist, I 2 Formulation Scientist I 2 Formulation Scientist 1 Formulation Scientist II 1 Manager, Quality Assurance 1 Analytical Scientist I 1 Regulatory Affairs Specialist I 1

Worksite states

NJ 6 IL 5

Wage range

$65,564

25th

$76,752

median

$79,567

75th

$83,554

90th

Law firms used

  • Malik Popiel, P.C.11

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-20224-86904 Regulatory Affairs Specialist ICertified Vernon Hills, IL Jul 8, 2021
A-20241-93354 Analytical Scientist ICertified Cranbury, NJ Apr 19, 2021
A-20198-77128 Manager, Quality AssuranceCertified-Expired Decatur, IL Mar 26, 2021
A-19339-91423 Formulation Scientist ICertified Vernon Hills, IL Sep 28, 2020
A-19291-72375 Analytical Scientist, ICertified Cranbury, NJ Aug 4, 2020
A-20042-17770 Formulation Scientist IICertified Cranbury, NJ Jul 21, 2020
A-19240-50336 Analytical Scientist, IICertified Cranbury, NJ May 28, 2020
A-20030-13273 Formulation Scientist ICertified Cranbury, NJ May 26, 2020
A-19347-95416 Formulation ScientistCertified Vernon Hills, IL Apr 30, 2020
A-19219-41096 Analytical Scientist, IICertified-Expired Cranbury, NJ Oct 29, 2019
A-19225-43665 Analytical Scientist, ICertified-Expired Vernon Hills, IL Oct 28, 2019

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.