Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024
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.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg 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
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-20253-97606 | Manufacturing Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 27, 2021 |
| A-20239-92584 | Senior Business Systems Analyst | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 26, 2021 |
| A-20254-98036 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 19, 2021 |
| A-20239-92311 | Quality Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 19, 2021 |
| A-20245-94612 | QA Automation Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 16, 2021 |
| A-20219-85548 | Systems Engineer - Cloud Operations | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Apr 5, 2021 |
| A-20205-80052 | Mobile Application Developer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 24, 2021 |
| A-20174-67865 | Sr. Network Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 19, 2021 |
| A-20204-79732 | Quality Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 16, 2021 |
| A-20209-81480 | Lead Developer, Architect | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 16, 2021 |
| A-20199-77944 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 15, 2021 |
| A-20169-66865 | Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 9, 2021 |
| A-20174-67961 | Systems Analyst | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 2, 2021 |
| A-20174-67953 | Technical Data Steward | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Mar 2, 2021 |
| A-20190-74041 | Test Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Feb 24, 2021 |
| A-20149-59562 | Senior Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Jan 20, 2021 |
| A-20163-64666 | Sr. Information Security Engineer Sys & Data | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 23, 2020 |
| A-20150-59890 | Manufacturing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 21, 2020 |
| A-20136-54736 | Senior Business Systems Analyst - HR Applications | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 16, 2020 |
| A-20160-62993 | Sr. Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 14, 2020 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.