Ciena Corporation
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024
Overview
Ciena Corporation is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 32 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #2,641 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 17 were certified (53.1% approval rate), taking about 288 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $127,000.
32
PERM filings
53.1%
approval
3
denied
$127,000
median wage
288d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 27 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (93%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India25
- Nepal1
- Canada1
Prior visa status
- H-1B27
Education
- Master's19
- Bachelor's8
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Ciena Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 17 | $140,793 |
| Software Developers, Applications | 4 | $133,750 |
| Marketing Managers | 2 | $207,901 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2 | $189,928 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1 | $119,589 |
| Computer Network Support Specialists | 1 | $107,723 |
| Project Management Specialists | 1 | $114,150 |
| Compliance Managers | 1 | $151,258 |
| Electrical Engineers | 1 | $115,000 |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 1 | $96,221 |
Common job titles
Wage range
$115,504
25th
$127,000
median
$154,000
75th
$196,950
90th
Law firms used
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP.12
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP9
- Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP5
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy3
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP1
- Fragomen,Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP.1
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-20299-13074 | Embedded Software Engineer 3 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 25, 2021 |
| A-20293-11421 | Embedded Software Engineer 2 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 21, 2021 |
| A-20149-59639 | Analytics, Product Line Manager | Certified - Expired | Hanover, MD | Jan 7, 2021 |
| A-19339-91470 | Embedded Software Engineer 2 | Denied | San Jose, CA | Nov 5, 2020 |
| A-20091-37360 | Embedded Software Engineer 4 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 16, 2020 |
| A-19339-91102 | Embedded Software Engineer 2 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 2, 2020 |
| A-19351-96912 | Embedded Software Engineer 3 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 14, 2020 |
| A-19344-93264 | Embedded Software Engineer 3 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 14, 2020 |
| A-19340-91783 | SVT/PV Engineer 3 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | May 14, 2020 |
| A-19309-79190 | Hardware Engineer 2 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Apr 14, 2020 |
| A-19133-04540 | SVT/PV Engineer 2 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Jan 29, 2020 |
| A-19133-04478 | SVT/PV Engineer 2 | Certified - Expired | San Jose, CA | Jan 29, 2020 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.