Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024
Overview
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 157 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #447 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 86 were certified (54.8% approval rate), taking about 185 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $120,578.
157
PERM filings
54.8%
approval
0
denied
$120,578
median wage
185d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 155 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (77%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India120
- China15
- Taiwan5
- Bangladesh3
- Israel2
- Turkey2
- South Korea2
- France1
- Canada1
- Malaysia1
Prior visa status
- H-1B134
- L-111
- F-15
- H-42
- Not in USA2
- L-21
Education
- Master's127
- Bachelor's17
- Doctorate11
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 84 | $125,100 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 60 | $122,779 |
| Software Developers | 4 | $138,090 |
| Sales Engineers | 3 | $131,939 |
| Project Management Specialists | 1 | $138,000 |
| Financial Analysts | 1 | $94,806 |
| Marketing Managers | 1 | $238,160 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1 | $97,152 |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 1 | $99,194 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1 | $168,441 |
Common job titles
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-21265-48109 | Senior Systems Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 28, 2022 |
| A-21265-48075 | Senior Systems Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 28, 2022 |
| A-21243-38319 | Staff Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 25, 2022 |
| A-21237-35889 | Senior Systems Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 9, 2022 |
| A-21242-37545 | Senior Systems Test Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 9, 2022 |
| A-21201-19524 | Senior Design Verification Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Mar 3, 2022 |
| A-21201-19532 | Senior Systems Test Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Feb 28, 2022 |
| A-21161-99046 | Senior Hardware Test Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Dec 20, 2021 |
| A-21160-98353 | Senior Multimedia Embedded Software Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Diego, CA | Dec 15, 2021 |
| A-21161-98961 | Senior Software Development Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 30, 2021 |
| A-21123-81073 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 22, 2021 |
| A-21282-56430 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Withdrawn | San Jose, CA | Nov 19, 2021 |
| A-21136-87191 | Staff Systems Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 18, 2021 |
| A-21147-92631 | Staff Software Applications Development Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Diego, CA | Nov 18, 2021 |
| A-21144-90863 | Staff Design Verification Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 17, 2021 |
| A-21140-89388 | Senior Hardware Test Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 15, 2021 |
| A-21132-85380 | Staff Systems Test Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 15, 2021 |
| A-21131-84623 | Senior Design Verification Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Nov 10, 2021 |
| A-21120-80472 | Senior Digital Design Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Diego, CA | Oct 22, 2021 |
| A-21109-75559 | Senior Design Verification Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 20, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.