Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,797 top sponsor

Overview

Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 45 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,797 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 25 were certified (55.6% approval rate), taking about 336 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Architects, Except Landscape and Naval, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $73,000.

45

PERM filings

55.6%

approval

1

denied

$73,000

median wage

336d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 31 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (45%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China14
  • South Korea5
  • India4
  • Mexico1
  • Hong Kong1
  • Spain1
  • Bahamas1
  • Vietnam1
  • Turkey1
  • Australia1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B31

Education

  • Master's27
  • Bachelor's4

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 24 $75,778
Civil Engineers 5 $91,539
Interior Designers 5 $81,211
Landscape Architects 5 $72,913
Urban and Regional Planners 4 $69,331
Architect, Except Landscape and Naval 1 $62,442
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1 $83,000

Common job titles

Designer 9 Senior Designer 6 Senior Interior Designer 4 Senior Design Professional 3 Architect 3 Landscape Designer 3 Structural Designer 2 Project Designer 2 Senior Landscape Designer 2 Project Engineer 1 Senior Structural Designer 1 Visualization Specialist 1

Worksite states

CA 17 NY 14 IL 3 MO 2 DC 2 WA 2 GA 2 TX 1 FL 1 PA 1

Wage range

$65,853

25th

$73,000

median

$83,000

75th

$98,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Stiller Kim, PC38
  • Corporate Immigration Partners, PC3
  • Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.3

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24310-455700 Senior Design ProfessionalCertified New York, NY Mar 19, 2026
G-100-24291-415430 ArchitectCertified St. Louis, MO Feb 26, 2026
G-100-24278-386397 Senior Design ProfessionalCertified New York, NY Feb 26, 2026
G-100-24267-358756 Project EngineerCertified New York, NY Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24262-347896 Senior Design ProfessionalCertified Los Angeles, CA Feb 2, 2026
G-100-24162-093678 Structural DesignerCertified New York, NY Sep 9, 2025
G-100-24106-887183 Senior Interior DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 8, 2025
G-100-24093-846075 Structural DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24106-887092 Project DesignerCertified Chicago, IL Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24106-888201 ArchitectCertified New York, NY Aug 7, 2025
G-100-23342-553995 Senior Structural DesignerCertified New York, NY Apr 21, 2025
G-100-23326-520891 Senior Landscape DesignerCertified Washington, DC Mar 25, 2025
G-100-23293-447505 Interior DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Mar 10, 2025
G-100-23293-448112 DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Mar 10, 2025
A-23139-45135 Senior Interior DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA May 31, 2024
A-22073-25296 DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA May 28, 2024
A-23090-21311 DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Apr 26, 2024
A-23094-22838 Senior Landscape DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Apr 26, 2024
A-23103-27129 Landscape DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Apr 26, 2024
A-23114-32328 Landscape DesignerCertified San Francisco, CA Apr 26, 2024

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