Caterpillar Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily IL · PERM filings 2019–2024

#359 top sponsor

Overview

Caterpillar Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 197 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #359 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 142 were certified (72.1% approval rate), taking about 351 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in IL, and the median sponsored wage is $121,332.

197

PERM filings

72.1%

approval

4

denied

$121,332

median wage

351d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 98 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (89%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India87
  • China4
  • Canada2
  • Hong Kong1
  • Venezuela1
  • Ethiopia1
  • Spain1
  • Nepal1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B90
  • F-13
  • Not in USA2
  • TN1
  • L-11

Education

  • Master's64
  • Bachelor's29
  • None2
  • Doctorate2
  • Other1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Caterpillar Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 44 $133,553
Software Developers, Systems Software 30 $104,282
Software Developers, Applications 25 $112,382
Electrical Engineers 17 $119,280
Mechanical Engineers 17 $116,355
Project Management Specialists 5 $120,147
Computer Systems Analysts 4 $130,741
Validation Engineers 4 $106,938
Industrial Engineers 3 $111,893
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3 $139,942

Common job titles

Sr. Software Engineer 13 Lead Software Engineer 8 Embedded SW Sr. Engineer 7 Controls Systems Senior Engineer 6 Senior Software Engineer 6 Software Engineer 5 Embedded Software Senior Engineer (Diesel Engine Embedded Software) 5 Senior Software Engineer (Senior Cloud Engineer) 4 Sr. Digital Product Owner 4 Engineering Specialist (Machine/Engine Software Development Tech Lead) 4 Sr. Engineer - Design 3 Autonomy Engineering Specialist 3

Worksite states

IL 176 TX 5 AZ 4 FL 3 GA 3 TN 2 CO 2 PA 1 CA 1

Wage range

$106,590

25th

$121,332

median

$132,137

75th

$139,942

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP91
  • Baker McKenzie LLP13
  • Baker McKenzie LLP10
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy,LLP4
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen &Loewy,LLP2
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP2

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23355-585082 Sr. Software EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Apr 14, 2025
G-100-23355-584823 Sr. Software EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Apr 14, 2025
G-100-23355-584534 Sr. Software EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Apr 14, 2025
G-100-23361-594742 Sr. Software Test EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Apr 10, 2025
G-100-23346-560139 Commercial ConsultantCertified - Expired Peoria, IL Apr 10, 2025
G-100-23333-529996 Sr. Software EngineerCertified - Expired Peoria, IL Mar 11, 2025
G-100-23270-386557 Engineering Project Team LeaderCertified - Expired Pontiac, IL Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23251-332263 Manufacturing EngineerCertified - Expired Griffin, GA Dec 11, 2024
G-100-23216-239969 Senior Engineer - Test/ValidationCertified - Expired Chillicothe, IL Oct 15, 2024
G-100-23198-194342 Engineer - Embedded Software (Multiple openings)Certified - Expired Chillicothe, IL Aug 26, 2024
G-100-23205-211480 Digital ArchitectCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Aug 26, 2024
G-100-23198-194221 Engineer - Embedded Software (Multiple openings)Certified - Expired CHILLICOTHE, IL Aug 26, 2024
G-100-23200-200498 Sr. Software EngineerCertified - Expired Peoria, IL Aug 26, 2024
G-100-23198-194290 Engineer - Embedded Software (Multiple openings)Certified - Expired CHILLICOTHE, IL Aug 26, 2024
G-100-23198-194317 Controls Systems Senior EngineerCertified - Expired MOSSVILLE, IL Aug 26, 2024
G-100-23195-191169 Group ManagerWithdrawn Griffin, GA Jul 16, 2024
G-100-23165-111268 Autonomy Sr. Staff EngineerCertified - Expired San Francisco, CA Jul 3, 2024
G-100-23154-076251 Lead Software EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Jul 3, 2024
G-100-23154-076252 Embedded SW Engineer SpecialistCertified - Expired Chillicothe, IL Jul 3, 2024
A-23130-39866 Lead Software EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL May 24, 2024

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