CEPHEID

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2017–2024

#576 top sponsor

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.

OccupationFilingsAvg 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

Senior Process Engineer 10 Process Engineer 6 Embedded Software Engineer 3 Process Engineer II 3 Senior Supplier Quality Engineer 3 Sr. Consumables Design Engineer 2 Senior Equipment Validation Engineer 2 Product Manager 2 Business Solutions Architect 2 Sr. Software Quality Engineer 2 Quality Systems Specialist III 2 Senior Supplier Development Engineer 2

Worksite states

Wage range

$128,600

25th

$143,874

median

$164,299

75th

$177,160

90th

Law firms used

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP125
  • Seyfarth Shaw, LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23242-309867 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Lodi, CA Oct 8, 2024
G-100-23243-312156 Senior Logistics AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 8, 2024
G-100-23226-263599 Technical Program Manager LeadCertified - Expired Lodi, CA Oct 8, 2024
G-100-23234-285352 Staff Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Oct 7, 2024
G-100-23213-230875 Senior ScientistCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Oct 7, 2024
G-100-23222-254290 Maintenance Planning EngineerCertified - Expired Lodi, CA Oct 4, 2024
G-100-23229-275253 Scientist, New Product IntroductionCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Oct 3, 2024
G-100-23233-282535 Supply Chain Materials PlannerCertified - Expired Lodi, CA Oct 3, 2024
G-100-23222-254564 Sr. Software Quality EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Oct 1, 2024
G-100-23221-252514 Financial Systems Architect/AdministratorCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Oct 1, 2024
G-100-23221-251124 Quality Operations EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Oct 1, 2024
A-23123-36926 Sr. Program ManagerCertified - Expired Lodi, CA May 29, 2024
A-23135-42227 Manufacturing Engineer IICertified - Expired Lodi, CA May 29, 2024
A-23027-93829 Manufacturing Engineer, ManagerCertified - Expired Lodi, CA Apr 23, 2024
A-23028-94372 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Apr 23, 2024
A-23036-97611 Regulatory Affairs Specialist IIICertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Mar 27, 2024
A-22203-92937 Staff Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Mar 21, 2024
A-22346-71693 Sr. Quality Operations EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Mar 15, 2024
A-23039-99379 Commodity Business Manager, Metal, Special ProcessesCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Mar 7, 2024
A-22297-44363 Product ManagerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Jan 17, 2024

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