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
A-20029-12837 SURVEYOR IICertified - Expired SPRING, TX Jun 10, 2020
A-19324-85784 SENIOR ENGINEER I - ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGCertified - Expired SPRING, TX May 5, 2020
A-19357-99340 SENIOR ENGINEER I - MARINECertified - Expired HARAHAN, LA May 5, 2020
A-19318-83394 SENIOR ENGINEER II (SUBSEA)Certified - Expired SPRING, TX Apr 16, 2020
A-19316-82327 SENIOR ENGINEER I - OED GLOBAL PERFORMANCE/STRUCTURE TEAMCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Apr 16, 2020
A-19316-82185 ENGINEER IICertified - Expired SPRING, TX Apr 9, 2020
A-19318-83425 SURVEYOR IICertified - Expired SPRING, TX Apr 9, 2020
A-19317-82838 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ENGINEER IICertified - Expired SPRING, TX Apr 9, 2020
A-19316-82335 VENDOR SURVEYORCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Apr 9, 2020
A-19219-41064 SENIOR ENGINEER II - TECHNOLOGYCertified - Expired SPRING, TX Dec 16, 2019
A-19011-61670 System Analyst II - Information Technology Business ApplicationsCertified - Expired Spring, TX Oct 23, 2019
A-19139-07078 Senior Surveyor IICertified - Expired Houma, LA Oct 2, 2019

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