APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.
Manufacturing · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2020–2022
Overview
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 8 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2022. That places it #7,943 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 5 were certified (62.5% approval rate), taking about 204 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Operations Specialist, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $78,700.
8
PERM filings
62.5%
approval
0
denied
$78,700
median wage
204d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 8 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is TAIWAN (63%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- Taiwan5
- China3
Prior visa status
- H-1B8
Education
- Master's6
- Doctorate2
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Specialist | 1 | $52,900 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 1 | $78,700 |
| Process Engineer | 1 | $78,800 |
| Trade Compliance Specialist | 1 | $66,837 |
| RD Engineer | 1 | $90,562 |
| Process Integration Engineer | 1 | $81,300 |
| Product Engineer | 1 | $77,900 |
| RD Scientist | 1 | $82,718 |
Common job titles
Worksite states
Wage range
$66,837
25th
$78,700
median
$81,300
75th
$82,718
90th
Law firms used
- Law Offices of MaoSen Yieh7
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22076-27107 | R&D Scientist | Certified-Expired | Sugar Land, TX | Nov 21, 2022 |
| A-22084-31008 | Product Engineer | Certified-Expired | Sugar Land, TX | Nov 18, 2022 |
| A-22011-96219 | Process Integration Engineer | Certified | Sugar Land, TX | Aug 31, 2022 |
| A-21196-17751 | R&D Engineer | Certified | Sugar Land, TX | Apr 14, 2022 |
| A-21130-84195 | Trade Compliance Specialist | Certified-Expired | Sugar Land, TX | Nov 1, 2021 |
| A-20358-36338 | Manufacturing Engineer | Certified | Sugar Land, TX | Jun 15, 2021 |
| A-20358-36344 | Process Engineer | Certified | Sugar Land, TX | Jun 15, 2021 |
| A-20028-12185 | Operations Specialist | Certified | Sugar Land, TX | May 27, 2020 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.