VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA

Manufacturing · Primarily WA · PERM filings 2019–2023

#794 top sponsor

Overview

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 95 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #794 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 44 were certified (46.3% approval rate), taking about 213 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in WA, and the median sponsored wage is $143,187.

95

PERM filings

46.3%

approval

1

denied

$143,187

median wage

213d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 95 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (53%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India50
  • Germany19
  • Mexico16
  • China2
  • Brazil2
  • Argentina1
  • Canada1
  • Romania1
  • Vietnam1
  • New Zealand1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B54
  • L-118
  • E-117
  • TN5
  • TPS1

Education

  • Bachelor's55
  • Master's35
  • Other3
  • Doctorate2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Applications 32 $155,988
Software Developers, Systems Software 10 $155,508
Electrical Engineers 8 $130,144
Automotive Engineers 7 $117,959
Industrial Engineers 5 $102,930
Purchasing Managers 4 $108,316
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 4 $131,421
Computer Systems Analysts 3 $126,007
Mechanical Engineers 3 $113,325
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $166,847

Common job titles

Software Developer 21 Sr. Software Developer 7 Systems Engineer Sr. 4 Site Reliability Engineer Sr. 3 Lead Validation Engineer 3 Commodity Buyer 2 Sr Software Developer 2 Innovation Project Specialist 2 Lead Validation Engineer Sr. 2 Program Lead Sr. 2 AI Engineer Sr. (Staff) 2 Software Engineer Sr. 2

Worksite states

WA 35 CA 27 TN 25 VA 6 RI 1 MI 1

Wage range

$118,206

25th

$143,187

median

$155,106

75th

$165,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Jackson Lewis PC88
  • Jackson Lewis P.C.5
  • Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen Loewy1
  • FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN LOEWY, LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-23145-47595 Manager, ToolingCertified Chattanooga, TN Jun 17, 2024
A-23094-22537 HMI & Usability Requirements SpecialistCertified Oxnard, CA May 8, 2024
A-23096-23897 Launch Management SpecialistCertified CHATTANOOGA, TN May 8, 2024
A-23094-22611 Body Weld Engineering SpecialistCertified CHATTANOOGA, TN May 8, 2024
A-23115-32670 Sr. Accessories EngineerWithdrawn Herndon, VA May 2, 2024
A-23069-11266 Sr. Manager, Vehicle EmissionsCertified-Expired HERNDON, VA Apr 3, 2024
A-22269-28196 Software Engineer Sr.-BackendDenied BELMONT, CA Dec 1, 2023
A-22243-14927 Principal Engineer - OBDCertified-Expired Auburn Hills, MI Oct 27, 2023
A-22272-30407 Program Planning Pre-Series Project CoordinatorCertified Chattanooga, TN Aug 17, 2023
A-22270-28826 Vehicle Analysis SpecialistCertified Chattanooga, TN Aug 17, 2023
A-22272-30666 Vehicle Analysis SpecialistCertified Chattanooga, TN Aug 15, 2023
A-22259-22708 Process Quality SpecialistCertified Chattanooga, TN Jul 17, 2023
A-22243-14751 Integration Engineer Sr.Certified BELMONT, CA Jun 30, 2023
A-22243-14829 Program Lead Sr.Certified BELMONT, CA Jun 29, 2023
A-22193-86855 Lead Validation EngineerCertified BELMONT, CA May 12, 2023
A-22181-81537 Electrical Engineering SpecialistCertified Chattanooga, TN May 2, 2023
A-22181-81840 PQT Resident EngineerCertified North Kingstown, RI May 2, 2023
A-22179-79865 Electrical Engineering SpecialistCertified Chattanooga, TN May 1, 2023
A-22112-44852 Site Reliability Engineer Sr.Certified-Expired Redmond, WA Jan 30, 2023
A-22046-11715 Resident EngineerCertified-Expired BELMONT, CA Jan 9, 2023

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