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-21327-76930 Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA Aug 2, 2022
A-21302-65272 Senior VFX ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Jul 22, 2022
A-21286-57678 Environment ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Jun 29, 2022
A-21297-62506 Lead Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA Jun 28, 2022
A-21281-56407 3D ArtistCertified Irvine, CA May 20, 2022
A-21281-56378 AnimatorCertified Irvine, CA May 20, 2022
A-21281-56410 Senior Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA May 20, 2022
A-21285-57667 Senior Software Engineer, Application SecurityCertified Irvine, CA May 19, 2022
A-21257-44311 Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Dev OpsCertified Irvine, CA May 16, 2022
A-21265-48596 VFX ArtistCertified Irvine, CA May 13, 2022
A-21271-51038 Senior Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA May 4, 2022
A-21285-57092 Principal Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA May 3, 2022
A-21285-57643 Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA May 3, 2022
A-21271-51187 Business Operations ManagerCertified Irvine, CA Apr 28, 2022
A-21270-50591 Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA Apr 27, 2022
A-20318-21153 Game DirectorCertified-Expired Irvine, CA Oct 1, 2021
A-20310-17628 Senior FX ArtistCertified Irvine, CA Sep 24, 2021
A-20318-20950 Senior Game ProducerCertified Irvine, CA Sep 24, 2021
A-20282-09007 Senior Software EngineerCertified Irvine, CA Sep 1, 2021
A-20246-95415 IT Support LeadCertified Irvine, CA Aug 5, 2021

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