BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#506 top sponsor

Overview

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. is a Information employer that has filed 140 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #506 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 101 were certified (72.1% approval rate), taking about 275 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Multimedia Artists and Animators, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $120,000.

140

PERM filings

72.1%

approval

3

denied

$120,000

median wage

275d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 118 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CANADA (20%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Canada24
  • China16
  • India11
  • United Kingdom7
  • Australia6
  • South Korea6
  • Germany6
  • France5
  • Poland4
  • Russia3

Prior visa status

Education

  • Bachelor's49
  • None34
  • Master's32
  • Doctorate2
  • Associate's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Multimedia Artists and Animators 38 $105,794
Software Developers, Applications 21 $139,201
Software Developers, Systems Software 9 $132,408
Marketing Managers 8 $129,046
Software Developers 7 $140,453
Special Effects Artists and Animators 5 $122,294
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 5 $119,892
Database Administrators 4 $116,031
Producers 4 $131,140
Statisticians 4 $106,080

Common job titles

Software Engineer 16 Senior Software Engineer 14 Concept Artist 5 Visual Development Artist 4 Senior Concept Artist 3 VFX Artist 3 3D Artist 2 Senior Animator 2 Designer 2 Senior Character Artist 2 Game Producer 2 Data Analyst 2

Worksite states

Wage range

$95,014

25th

$120,000

median

$147,561

75th

$167,106

90th

Law firms used

  • William B. Bennett Associates LTD51
  • Law Offices of William B. Bennett Associates22
  • WILLIAM B. BENNETT & ASSOCIATES LTD19
  • William B. Bennett Associates, LTD19
  • Law Offices of William B. Bennett Associates, LLP12
  • Law Offices of William B. Bennett Associates, LLP.11

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22262-24104 Application Services ManagerCertified Irvine, CA Aug 30, 2023
A-22245-15992 Senior Game DesignerCertified Irvine, CA Jul 27, 2023
A-22228-06239 Visual Development ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Jun 29, 2023
A-22211-97521 Character ArtistCertified Irvine, CA May 11, 2023
A-22133-54709 Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA May 11, 2023
A-22180-80405 UI DesignerCertified Irvine, CA May 2, 2023
A-22131-53350 Site Reliability EngineerCertified Irvine, CA Apr 14, 2023
A-22124-49946 Game Designer, EncountersCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Apr 4, 2023
A-22116-45997 Lead Character ArtistCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Feb 28, 2023
A-22118-47282 Senior Narrative DesignerCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Feb 28, 2023
A-22112-44482 Senior Software EngineerCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Feb 15, 2023
A-22103-39855 Concept ArtistCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Feb 9, 2023
A-22123-49657 Software EngineerCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Feb 1, 2023
A-21320-73573 Senior Software EngineerCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Nov 7, 2022
A-21289-59333 Shift ManagerCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Nov 3, 2022
A-21340-81705 Public Relations ManagerCertified Irvine, CA Aug 26, 2022
A-21323-75555 Senior ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Aug 22, 2022
A-21343-83751 Cinematics Technical ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Aug 16, 2022
A-21315-71450 Concept ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Aug 16, 2022
A-21321-74260 ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Aug 2, 2022

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