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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-20273-05091 | Senior Connectivity Solutions Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | May 25, 2021 |
| A-20245-94521 | Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | May 7, 2021 |
| A-20038-16746 | Senior Supplier Development Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 1, 2020 |
| A-19364-00700 | Senior Director, Global Customer Care Enablement | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Jun 26, 2020 |
| A-19350-96181 | Director, IT Global Business Services Commercial Operations | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | May 14, 2020 |
| A-19220-41895 | Software Test Automation Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Oct 30, 2019 |
| A-17352-22974 | SAP Senior Solution Architect | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Oct 8, 2019 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.