The Cato Institute

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily DC · PERM filings 2020–2021

#26,643 top sponsor

Overview

The Cato Institute is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 2 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2021. That places it #26,643 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 2 were certified (100% approval rate), taking about 188 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Social Science Research Assistants, with most worksites in DC, and the median sponsored wage is $62,483.

2

PERM filings

100%

approval

0

denied

$62,483

median wage

188d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 2 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is ARGENTINA (50%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Argentina1
  • Chile1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B1
  • H-1B11

Education

  • Bachelor's2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations The Cato Institute most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Social Science Research Assistants 1 $62,483
Producers and Directors 1 $72,530

Common job titles

Research and Program Manager 1 Producer (Multimedia Content and Programming) 1

Worksite states

DC 2

Wage range

$62,483

25th

$62,483

median

$72,530

75th

$72,530

90th

Law firms used

  • Green and Spiegel LLC2

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-21277-53494 Producer (Multimedia Content and Programming)Certified Washington, DC May 6, 2022
A-20317-20360 Research and Program ManagerCertified Washington, DC May 26, 2021

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