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
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-21225-31389 | Software Engineer, Ads Targeting | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 15, 2022 |
| A-21222-29672 | Product Manager | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 10, 2022 |
| A-21222-29585 | Product Manager | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 10, 2022 |
| A-21215-26419 | Interactive Engineer, AR Effect | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 2, 2022 |
| A-21215-26356 | Software Engineer in ML Engineering Platform | Certified - Expired | Bellevue, WA | Feb 2, 2022 |
| A-21215-26459 | Research Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Feb 2, 2022 |
| A-21208-23249 | Software Engineer, Kubernetes Edge Platform | Certified - Expired | Bellevue, WA | Jan 31, 2022 |
| A-21196-17815 | Senior Software Development Engineer - Virtual Network | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Jan 27, 2022 |
| A-21200-19434 | Applied Machine Learning Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Jan 24, 2022 |
| A-21168-03218 | Software Engineer, Monetization | Certified - Expired | Bellevue, WA | Jan 20, 2022 |
| A-21195-17076 | Data Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Jan 19, 2022 |
| A-21167-02211 | Applied Machine Learning Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Jan 18, 2022 |
| A-21363-91974 | Simultaneous Interpreter (Finance and Technology) | Withdrawn | Mountain View, CA | Jan 13, 2022 |
| A-21182-11529 | Interactive Engineer I | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Jan 12, 2022 |
| A-21188-13403 | Interactive Engineer, AR Effect | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Jan 11, 2022 |
| A-21167-02294 | Research Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Dec 21, 2021 |
| A-21167-02354 | Backend Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Dec 20, 2021 |
| A-21155-96542 | Software Engineer, Monetization | Certified - Expired | Bellevue, WA | Dec 15, 2021 |
| A-21178-08246 | Research Scientist, Machine Learning | Certified - Expired | Mountain View, CA | Dec 10, 2021 |
| A-21168-02945 | Software Engineer, Monetization | Certified - Expired | New York, NY | Dec 3, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.