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-21099-72251 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 14, 2021 |
| A-21005-38765 | Senior Circuit Design Engineer | Certified-Expired | San Jose, CA | Oct 4, 2021 |
| A-21082-65251 | Senior SoC HW Architecture Systems Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Sep 23, 2021 |
| A-21055-55159 | Director, Product Management | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 11, 2021 |
| A-21049-53335 | Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 6, 2021 |
| A-21020-43743 | Senior Systems Test Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 4, 2021 |
| A-21016-42871 | Senior ASIC/RTL Modem Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Aug 4, 2021 |
| A-21027-46065 | Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Jul 19, 2021 |
| A-21026-45654 | Senior Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Jul 15, 2021 |
| A-21022-44852 | Senior Systems Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Jul 15, 2021 |
| A-21011-40583 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Jul 2, 2021 |
| A-21007-39623 | Senior Systems Test Engineer | Certified | San Diego, CA | Jul 2, 2021 |
| A-20358-36576 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | Jul 1, 2021 |
| A-20335-26554 | Senior Systems Test Engineer | Certified | San Diego, CA | Jun 29, 2021 |
| A-20261-00799 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | May 21, 2021 |
| A-20261-00543 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | May 21, 2021 |
| A-20260-00076 | RF Product Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | May 21, 2021 |
| A-20258-98921 | Senior Digital Design Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | May 19, 2021 |
| A-20252-96851 | Senior Systems Test Engineer | Certified | San Diego, CA | May 19, 2021 |
| A-20258-98907 | Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer | Certified | San Jose, CA | May 4, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.