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-100-23321-508410 | Senior Electrical Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23331-524103 | Senior Manager Business Application Testing | Certified - Expired | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23331-524993 | Sr. Scientist I | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23332-528022 | Sr. Process Engineer - Consumables Automation | Certified - Expired | Lodi, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23312-485626 | Equipment Engineer | Certified - Expired | Lodi, CA | Mar 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23303-464471 | Senior Equipment Validation Engineer | Certified - Expired | Newark, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23298-455802 | Diagnostic Consumables Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23296-451088 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified - Expired | Lodi, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23293-447003 | Business Systems Analyst | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23293-446841 | Senior Supplier Development Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23290-435403 | Data Analyst, Post Market Surveillance | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23279-416563 | Senior Component Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23301-462787 | Senior Equipment Validation Engineer | Certified - Expired | Newark, CA | Feb 20, 2025 |
| G-100-23250-329609 | Senior Process Engineer | Certified - Expired | Lodi, CA | Dec 9, 2024 |
| G-100-23254-336918 | Salesforce Field Service Architect | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 9, 2024 |
| G-100-23265-375062 | Engineer, Product Transfer | Certified - Expired | Lodi, CA | Dec 9, 2024 |
| G-100-23269-383532 | Senior Supplier Quality Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 9, 2024 |
| G-100-23271-390388 | Sr. Software Quality Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 9, 2024 |
| G-100-23212-225207 | Quality Manufacturing Manager | Certified - Expired | Lodi, CA | Nov 18, 2024 |
| G-100-23242-309771 | Staff Systems Integration Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Oct 8, 2024 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.