ByteDance Inc.
Information · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2025
Overview
ByteDance Inc. is a Information employer that has filed 881 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2025. That places it #73 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 435 were certified (49.4% approval rate), taking about 351 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $175,500.
881
PERM filings
49.4%
approval
1
denied
$175,500
median wage
351d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 381 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (85%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- China325
- India33
- Canada6
- Taiwan4
- Singapore3
- Hong Kong2
- Brazil1
- Australia1
- United Kingdom1
- Poland1
Prior visa status
- H-1B371
- O-12
- TN2
- L-22
- E-31
- Not in USA1
Education
- Master's315
- Bachelor's37
- Doctorate27
- None2
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations ByteDance Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 318 | $180,842 |
| Data Scientists | 90 | $197,041 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 82 | $177,100 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 55 | $181,909 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 30 | $173,421 |
| Human Resources Specialists | 29 | $101,170 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 22 | $185,839 |
| Statisticians | 20 | $167,644 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 17 | $192,596 |
| Management Analysts | 16 | $144,139 |
Common job titles
Software Engineer 49
Senior Software Engineer 42
Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 41
Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions) 36
Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions) 30
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Multiple Positions) 25
Talent Acquisition Partner (Multiple Positions) 18
Software Engineer, Cloud Native Platform(Multiple Positions) 16
Software Engineer 2-1 (Multiple Positions) 15
Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud Native Infra. (Multi.Positions) 14
Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization 13
Data Scientist, Monetization Product 12
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24078-809965 | Software Engineer, Ads Infrastructure (Multiple Positions) | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Mar 18, 2024 |
| A-22355-77766 | Technical Program Manager, Security Risk Operations and Management | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 15, 2024 |
| A-22357-78878 | Program Manager, SMB, Global Business Solutions | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 15, 2024 |
| A-23010-85382 | Security Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 15, 2024 |
| A-23003-81816 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 15, 2024 |
| A-23006-83687 | Market Intelligence Operations – Service Team Leader | Certified - Expired | Austin, TX | Mar 8, 2024 |
| A-23005-83058 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| A-23004-82479 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| A-23003-81701 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| A-23003-81678 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| A-22354-77042 | Senior Software Engineer, AR Effect Platform | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| A-22354-77008 | Senior Software Engineer, AR Effect Platform | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| A-22357-78796 | Technical Program Manager, Security Risk Operations and Management | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Mar 1, 2024 |
| G-100-24051-733729 | Senior Software Engineer, Mobile Video Algorithm(Multi.Pos.) | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Feb 21, 2024 |
| A-23005-82941 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 16, 2024 |
| A-23004-82487 | Machine Learning Engineer, Data, Monetization Tech, App Monetization | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 16, 2024 |
| A-22306-50494 | Data Scientist, Monetization Product | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 16, 2024 |
| A-22075-26362 | Data Scientist - TikTok Ads | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 13, 2024 |
| A-22341-69499 | HR Generalist | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 6, 2024 |
| A-22285-38418 | Data Scientist, Monetization Office, Data Science | Certified - Expired | New York, NY | Jan 10, 2024 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.