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-20083-33897 Global Product Support EngineerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Sep 8, 2020
A-20070-29080 Global Product Support EngineerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Jul 24, 2020
A-20084-34528 Senior Process EngineerWithdrawn Fremont, CA Jul 22, 2020
A-20062-25589 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jul 16, 2020
A-20050-20916 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Jul 8, 2020
A-20044-19000 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jul 1, 2020
A-20035-15359 Global Product Support EngineerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Jun 24, 2020
A-20043-18523 Electrical DesignerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 18, 2020
A-20021-09610 Business Systems AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Jun 5, 2020
A-20007-03810 Programmer/AnalystCertified - Expired Livermore, CA May 28, 2020
A-19349-95740 Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 15, 2020
A-19338-90415 Technical Development ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA May 13, 2020
A-19268-62986 Programmer/AnalystCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Mar 17, 2020
A-19267-62180 Logistics ManagerCertified - Expired Livermore, CA Feb 25, 2020
A-19260-59241 Sr. Manager, Product MarketingCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Feb 21, 2020
A-19248-54069 SABRE 3D Product ManagerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Jan 17, 2020
A-19220-41945 Technical Program ManagerCertified - Expired Tualatin, OR Nov 5, 2019
A-19213-38882 Senior Electrical EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Nov 4, 2019
A-19218-40603 Senior Process EngineerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 29, 2019
A-19211-37546 Risk ManagerCertified - Expired Fremont, CA Oct 9, 2019

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