Applied Materials, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#75 top sponsor

Overview

Applied Materials, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 867 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #75 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 562 were certified (64.8% approval rate), taking about 326 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Materials Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $128,854.

867

PERM filings

64.8%

approval

2

denied

$128,854

median wage

326d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 532 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (53%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India283
  • China97
  • Taiwan43
  • South Korea42
  • Israel22
  • Japan10
  • Mexico5
  • Singapore3
  • Pakistan3
  • Russia2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B416
  • L-1107
  • O-13
  • Not in USA2
  • E-31
  • L-21
  • H-41

Education

  • Master's298
  • Bachelor's134
  • Doctorate83
  • Other10
  • None4
  • Associate's3

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Applied Materials, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Materials Engineers 126 $127,882
Mechanical Engineers 101 $126,829
Industrial Engineers 94 $128,863
Computer Systems Analysts 53 $124,792
Software Developers, Applications 28 $134,717
Sales Engineers 27 $139,599
Validation Engineers 24 $120,701
Manufacturing Engineers 24 $114,561
Project Management Specialists 22 $149,726
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 22 $135,976

Common job titles

Process Engineer 134 Mechanical Engineer 76 Customer Engineer 53 Software Engineer 45 Financial Analyst 27 Technical Project/Program Management Engineer 26 Application Engineer 25 Business Intelligence Analyst 22 Process Support Engineer 22 IT Solutions Management Analyst 21 Electrical Engineer 18 Account Technologist 17

Wage range

$110,955

25th

$128,854

median

$145,000

75th

$163,200

90th

Law firms used

  • Tafapolsky Smith LLP351
  • Tafapolsky & Smith LLP335
  • Tafapolsky Smith Mehlman LLP153
  • Tafapolsky Smith, LLP11
  • Tafapolsky Smith Melhman LLP4
  • Tafapolsky Smith LLP4

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22272-30791 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Aug 25, 2023
A-22255-20071 Application EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 24, 2023
A-22252-19334 Non-Technical Project/Program Management EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 24, 2023
A-22258-22185 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired SANTA CLARA, CA Aug 18, 2023
A-22258-22356 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Aug 17, 2023
A-22217-01279 Global Product Support (GPS) EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 8, 2023
A-22259-23236 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 4, 2023
A-22216-00357 Financial AnalystCertified - Expired Austin, TX Aug 2, 2023
A-22243-15214 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2023
A-22145-60918 Design EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 2, 2023
A-22259-23146 Business Management Operations AnalystCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Aug 1, 2023
A-22259-23220 Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 31, 2023
A-22216-00562 Account TechnologistCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 17, 2023
A-22216-00580 Product Marketing AnalystCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 17, 2023
A-22217-01055 Materials Project Management AnalystCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jul 17, 2023
A-22216-00435 Product Quality & Reliability EngineerCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 13, 2023
A-22217-01024 Software Engineer, ManagerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Jul 12, 2023
A-22216-00612 IT Application Solution Management AnalystCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jul 12, 2023
A-22223-04687 IT Solutions Management EngineerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Jul 12, 2023
A-22217-01159 IT Advanced Analytics and Data SolutionsCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Jul 7, 2023

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