Lam Research Corporation

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2025

#171 top sponsor

Overview

Lam Research Corporation is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 401 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #171 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 230 were certified (57.4% approval rate), taking about 337 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Materials Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $121,000.

401

PERM filings

57.4%

approval

3

denied

$121,000

median wage

337d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 247 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (43%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India107
  • China68
  • South Korea27
  • Taiwan14
  • Japan5
  • France3
  • Pakistan2
  • Canada2
  • Nepal2
  • Indonesia2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B197
  • L-133
  • O-18
  • F-18
  • Not in USA1

Education

  • Master's108
  • Doctorate107
  • Bachelor's30
  • Other1
  • Associate's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Lam Research Corporation most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Materials Engineers 152 $111,956
Mechanical Engineers 28 $125,966
Manufacturing Engineers 26 $135,144
Electrical Engineers 17 $135,929
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 15 $83,773
Computer Systems Analysts 14 $135,118
Industrial Engineers 13 $128,578
Software Developers 11 $170,098
Software Developers, Systems Software 11 $147,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11 $182,132

Common job titles

Process Engineer 97 Product Engineer 42 Process Engineer (Multiple Positions) 21 Field Service Engineer 20 Mechanical Engineer 15 Technical Program Manager 14 Software Engineer 13 Electrical Engineer 10 Product Engineer (Multiple Positions) 9 Business Systems Analyst 7 Global Product Support Engineer 7 Manufacturing Engineer 7

Worksite states

Wage range

$103,200

25th

$121,000

median

$144,900

75th

$169,950

90th

Law firms used

  • Vialto Partners LLP250
  • PwC Law LLP121
  • Baker Law Corporation29
  • Vialto Partners1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22108-41965 Global Product Support EngineerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Feb 22, 2023
A-22103-40010 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 21, 2023
A-22109-42715 Senior Project ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 21, 2023
A-22090-34022 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 21, 2023
A-22095-35894 PLM Solutions ArchitectCertified - Expired FREMONT, CA Feb 21, 2023
A-22137-56341 Product Engineer – ManufacturingCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 17, 2023
A-22109-42721 Principal EngineerCertified - Expired Livermore, CA Feb 17, 2023
A-22094-35154 Senior Program Manager – Engineering ISCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 10, 2023
A-22096-36626 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 23, 2023
A-22095-36056 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 23, 2023
A-22063-19479 Mechanical EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 23, 2023
A-22038-08103 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jan 12, 2023
A-22095-35784 Field Service EngineerCertified - Expired Hillsboro, OR Jan 3, 2023
A-22055-15844 Global Product Support EngineerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Dec 29, 2022
A-22097-37225 Senior Information Security AnalystCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Dec 28, 2022
A-22068-21330 IT Infrastructure LeadCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Dec 21, 2022
A-21301-65113 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 27, 2022
A-21306-67084 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 24, 2022
A-21306-66837 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 24, 2022
A-21305-66262 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 24, 2022

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