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-100-24178-151978 Clinical Development EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 17, 2025
G-100-24170-124093 FPGA EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 17, 2025
G-100-24169-119404 Mechanical EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 17, 2025
G-100-24165-106702 Product Security EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 16, 2025
G-100-24157-074903 Failure Analysis EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 15, 2025
G-100-24163-093704 IT Security EngineerCertified Peachtree Corners, GA Sep 11, 2025
G-100-24158-082198 Design Controls EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 10, 2025
G-100-24156-068976 Software EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 10, 2025
G-100-24156-068249 Manufacturing EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Sep 10, 2025
G-100-24144-031738 Machine Learning ScientistCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 19, 2025
G-100-24144-031142 Embedded Software EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 19, 2025
G-100-24143-024370 Quality EngineerCertified Blacksburg, VA Aug 19, 2025
G-100-24141-015504 IT Computer System Validation EngineerCertified Peachtree Corners, GA Aug 19, 2025
G-100-24137-005916 Manufacturing EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 19, 2025
G-100-24136-000910 Medical Device Development EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 19, 2025
G-100-24135-992618 RISE Development Program EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 14, 2025
G-100-24134-989293 Regulatory Post Market Surveillance SpecialistCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 14, 2025
G-100-24130-979277 Electrical EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 14, 2025
G-100-24128-967872 Supplier EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 14, 2025
G-100-24127-961027 Build & Release Software EngineerCertified Sunnyvale, CA Aug 14, 2025

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