First Solar, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily OH · PERM filings 2019–2024

#3,036 top sponsor

Overview

First Solar, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 28 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #3,036 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 21 were certified (75% approval rate), taking about 346 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Solar Energy Systems Engineers, with most worksites in OH, and the median sponsored wage is $80,000.

28

PERM filings

75%

approval

1

denied

$80,000

median wage

346d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 9 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (44%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India4
  • Malaysia3
  • China2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B6
  • L-13

Education

  • Bachelor's4
  • Master's4
  • Other1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations First Solar, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 14 $82,701
Computer Systems Analysts 4 $92,690
Mechanical Engineers 1 $103,917
General and Operations Managers 1 $103,542
Marketing Managers 1 $109,304
Software Developers, Applications 1 $98,051
Financial Analysts 1 $77,875
Tax Analyst International 1 $57,450
Industrial Engineers 1 $65,208
Accountants and Auditors 1 $88,192

Common job titles

Engineer - Manufacturing II 14 IT Analyst 3 Engineer - Manufacturing 2 Engineer – Development 1 Operations Manager – Module Operations 1 Manager- Business Development, US 1 Software Engineer - MES 1 Administrator - Systems 1 Financial Analyst 1 Tax Analyst - International 1 Development Engineer 1 Manager - Consolidations 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$80,000

25th

$80,000

median

$91,021

75th

$98,904

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP18
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP4
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy4
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24304-441979 Engineer – DevelopmentDenied Perrysburg, OH Mar 11, 2026
G-100-24296-422407 Operations Manager – Module OperationsCertified Perrysburg, OH Mar 5, 2026
G-100-24249-318235 Manager- Business Development, USCertified Perrysburg, OH Jan 28, 2026
G-100-24204-213919 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24157-076838 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Sep 10, 2025
G-100-24152-055968 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 15, 2025
G-100-24113-913632 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24113-913564 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24113-911893 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24113-911505 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24114-915576 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 6, 2025
G-100-24114-917140 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 6, 2025
G-100-24113-913592 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Aug 5, 2025
G-100-24082-823354 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24071-788462 Engineer - ManufacturingCertified Perrysburg, OH Jul 9, 2025
G-100-24082-823355 Engineer - Manufacturing IICertified Perrysburg, OH Jul 6, 2025
G-100-24059-756838 Engineer - ManufacturingCertified Perrysburg, OH Jun 26, 2025
G-100-24082-822605 Engineer - Manufacturing IIWithdrawn Perrysburg, OH Mar 22, 2024
G-100-24059-755164 Engineer - Manufacturing IIWithdrawn Walbridge, OH Mar 22, 2024
A-21232-34197 IT AnalystCertified - Expired Perrysburg, OH Apr 19, 2022

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