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-100-24032-686642 | Quality Systems Specialist III | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24032-686759 | Service Supply Chain Demand Planner | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24040-708706 | Program Manager, Manufacturing Engineering | Certified | Lodi, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24053-741551 | Sr. Automation Controls Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24054-744502 | Senior Quality Operations Engineer | Certified | Newark, CA | Jun 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24031-682843 | Supervisor Quality Assurance | Certified | Lodi, CA | May 29, 2025 |
| G-100-24004-614894 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | May 28, 2025 |
| G-100-23363-597595 | Business Solutions Architect | Certified | Lodi, CA | May 27, 2025 |
| G-100-24017-646780 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | May 23, 2025 |
| G-100-24025-665041 | Sr. Consumables Design Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | May 23, 2025 |
| G-100-24002-609774 | Sr. Consumables Design Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | May 19, 2025 |
| G-100-23340-546620 | Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Apr 18, 2025 |
| G-100-23340-548449 | Senior Manufacturing Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Apr 18, 2025 |
| G-100-23363-597618 | Business Solutions Architect | Certified | Lodi, CA | Apr 18, 2025 |
| G-100-23362-597530 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Apr 18, 2025 |
| G-100-23360-592014 | Principal Scientist | Certified | Bothell, WA | Apr 18, 2025 |
| G-100-23341-552626 | Sr. / Consumables Engineer | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 18, 2025 |
| G-100-23310-481989 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified | Lodi, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23307-477392 | Manufacturing Test Engineer III | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23318-502084 | Sr. Supplier Development Engineer, Plastics | Certified | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.