CEPHEID
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2017–2024
Overview
CEPHEID is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 127 PERM green-card applications between FY2017 and FY2024. That places it #576 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 94 were certified (74% approval rate), taking about 413 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Manufacturing Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $143,874.
127
PERM filings
74%
approval
0
denied
$143,874
median wage
413d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 36 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (92%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India33
- China2
- Pakistan1
Prior visa status
- H-1B35
- F-11
Education
- Master's25
- Bachelor's8
- Doctorate2
- None1
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations CEPHEID most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineers | 28 | $131,053 |
| Validation Engineers | 11 | $127,265 |
| Industrial Engineers | 10 | $136,227 |
| Software Developers | 9 | $163,606 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 8 | $172,716 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 7 | $153,919 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 6 | $151,881 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 5 | $170,872 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 5 | $117,238 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 4 | $161,380 |
Common job titles
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24184-169538 | Supply Planner | Certified | Lodi, CA | Nov 6, 2025 |
| G-100-24181-162202 | GMDP Associate, Director | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Sep 10, 2025 |
| G-100-24159-087594 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Sep 5, 2025 |
| G-100-24124-957065 | Senior Project Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24128-963475 | Senior Quality Systems Specialist | Certified | Bothell, WA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24128-966982 | Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24138-006403 | Process Engineer II | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24149-042624 | Lead/Senior Consumables Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24150-049038 | Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Aug 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24114-918678 | Software Quality Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 24, 2025 |
| G-100-24094-854344 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 23, 2025 |
| G-100-24104-884862 | Manager, Systems Integration Engineering | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 23, 2025 |
| G-100-24107-892096 | Quality Systems Specialist III | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 23, 2025 |
| G-100-24115-921591 | Product Manager | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 22, 2025 |
| G-100-24093-848855 | Data Scientist | Certified | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 21, 2025 |
| G-100-24087-833679 | Manager, Consumables Engineering | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 8, 2025 |
| G-100-24075-805713 | Automation Development Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Jul 3, 2025 |
| G-100-24074-797903 | Supply Planner III | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jul 2, 2025 |
| G-100-24061-761609 | Mechanical Engineer III | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24055-745942 | Regulatory Affairs Specialist II | Certified | Santa Clara, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.