American Bureau of Shipping

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2026

#2,641 top sponsor

Overview

American Bureau of Shipping is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 32 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #2,641 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 22 were certified (68.8% approval rate), taking about 201 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Marine Engineers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $92,560.

32

PERM filings

68.8%

approval

0

denied

$92,560

median wage

201d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 28 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (29%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China8
  • India7
  • South Korea3
  • Brazil2
  • Philippines1
  • Mexico1
  • Pakistan1
  • Colombia1
  • Greece1
  • Venezuela1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B20
  • L-14
  • H-41
  • Not in USA1
  • TPS1
  • TN1

Education

  • Master's18
  • Bachelor's7
  • Doctorate1
  • Associate's1
  • None1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations American Bureau of Shipping most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Marine Engineers 14 $97,781
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 5 $104,703
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS 3 $96,913
Computer Systems Analyst 1 $119,770
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, EXCEPT COMPUTER 1 $105,664
MARINE ARCHITECTS 1 $92,560
SALES ENGINEERS 1 $85,821
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS 1 $95,035
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS 1 $126,485
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGERS 1 $162,348

Common job titles

Surveyor II 4 Senior Surveyor II 3 Senior Surveyor 1 Principal Surveyor 1 System Analyst II - Information Technology Business Applications 1 SENIOR ENGINEER II - TECHNOLOGY 1 ENGINEER II 1 SENIOR ENGINEER I - OED GLOBAL PERFORMANCE/STRUCTURE TEAM 1 VENDOR SURVEYOR 1 ENGINEER II û SUBSEA MECHANICAL 1 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ENGINEER II 1 SENIOR ENGINEER I - MARINE TECHNOLOGY 1

Worksite states

TX 26 LA 4 FL 2

Wage range

$90,000

25th

$92,560

median

$113,901

75th

$126,485

90th

Law firms used

  • Foster LLP32

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-26047-644126 Senior SurveyorWithdrawn Plantation, FL Feb 17, 2026
G-100-23257-346232 Surveyor IICertified - Expired Houma, LA Dec 12, 2024
G-100-23272-400062 Principal SurveyorCertified - Expired Spring, TX Dec 12, 2024
A-23118-35106 SENIOR SURVEYOR IICertified - Expired SPRING, TX May 31, 2024
A-23122-36249 HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER - EMPLOYEE RELATIONSCertified - Expired SPRING, TX May 31, 2024
G-100-23254-337266 Senior Surveyor IIWithdrawn Houma, LA Jan 8, 2024
A-22269-28336 ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN - STRUCTURECertified - Expired SPRING, TX Oct 23, 2023
A-22284-37362 SURVEYOR IICertified - Expired PLANTATION, FL Oct 10, 2023
A-22203-93379 MANAGER, PROJECT MANAGEMENTCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Jun 14, 2023
A-21335-79901 TECHNO FUNCTIONAL ANALYSTCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Jul 25, 2022
A-20317-20213 ELECTRICAL REVIEW ENGINEERCertified - Expired SPRING, TX May 26, 2021
A-20311-18102 SENIOR ENGINEER I, TECHNOLOGYCertified - Expired SPRING, TX May 25, 2021
A-20114-46555 SENIOR SURVEYOR I – MARINE SYSTEMSCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Oct 16, 2020
A-20080-33654 SENIOR ENGINEER II û MARINE AND OFFSHORE PIPINGCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Sep 15, 2020
A-19317-82849 SENIOR ENGINEER I - MARINE TECHNOLOGYCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Sep 14, 2020
A-19317-82828 ENGINEER II û SUBSEA MECHANICALCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Sep 10, 2020
A-20077-32003 SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEERCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Aug 26, 2020
A-20080-33325 SENIOR ENGINEER I - TECHNOLOGYCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Aug 26, 2020
A-20072-30048 PROPOSAL ENGINEER (COMMERCIAL RELATIONS)Certified - Expired SPRING, TX Jul 27, 2020
A-20038-16887 SENIOR SURVEYOR ICertified - Expired SPRING, TX Jun 17, 2020

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