Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#143 top sponsor

Overview

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 442 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #143 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 287 were certified (64.9% approval rate), taking about 335 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $132,600.

442

PERM filings

64.9%

approval

2

denied

$132,600

median wage

335d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 247 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (74%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India184
  • China27
  • Canada9
  • Mexico6
  • Jordan2
  • Iran2
  • Spain2
  • Burma (myanmar)1
  • United Kingdom1
  • Germany1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B219
  • TN9
  • O-14
  • F-14
  • H-43
  • L-13
  • A1/A21
  • O-31

Education

  • Master's159
  • Bachelor's66
  • Doctorate20
  • Other2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers 37 $163,898
Computer Systems Analysts 31 $137,514
Manufacturing Engineers 30 $121,483
Industrial Engineers 28 $120,683
Software Developers, Applications 23 $131,834
Software Developers, Systems Software 21 $145,966
Information Security Analysts 16 $143,002
Mechanical Engineers 14 $128,268
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 14 $100,249
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 12 $129,309

Common job titles

Software Engineer 20 Quality Engineer 18 Senior Software Engineer 14 Manufacturing Engineer 13 Supplier Engineer 9 Mechanical Engineer 7 Systems Analyst 7 Electrical Engineer 5 Regulatory Affairs Specialist 5 Machine Learning Engineer 5 Clinical Development Engineer 5 Data Engineer 5

Worksite states

CA 403 GA 20 NC 12 VA 4 AZ 1 CT 1 MA 1

Wage range

$112,300

25th

$132,600

median

$153,900

75th

$178,838

90th

Law firms used

  • Graham Adair, Inc.442

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24276-381411 Mechanical Engineer - Manufacturing EquipmentCertified Sunnyvale, CA Feb 23, 2026
G-100-24254-328437 Project ManagerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24256-334333 Digital Validation EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24250-320197 Supply Demand PlannerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24262-348035 Applied AI/Machine Learning EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Feb 3, 2026
G-100-24225-261681 Project Manager, Regulatory OperationsCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24226-264625 Regulatory Post Market Surveillance SpecialistCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24067-779611 Regulatory Affairs SpecialistDenied Sunnyvale, CA Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24236-290435 Software EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24233-279998 Development LeadCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jan 12, 2026
G-100-24218-245512 Visual DesignerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Jan 6, 2026
G-100-24194-194597 Solution Architect CPQCertified Sunnyvale, CA Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24205-216864 Quality EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24199-203828 FPGA Design EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24192-186480 Clinical Development EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24190-180684 Software Data EngineerCertified Peachtree Corners, GA Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24192-187096 Clinical ScientistCertified Raleigh, NC Nov 19, 2025
G-100-24180-161706 Controls Engineer - Laser ServicesCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 24, 2025
G-100-24176-143001 Data Engineer - GeneralistCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 23, 2025
G-100-24169-118392 Computer Validation SpecialistCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 22, 2025

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