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-21102-72932 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Oct 4, 2021
A-21109-75702 Commodity BuyerCertified - Expired Chattanooga, TN Oct 4, 2021
A-21089-68310 Project Purchasing – Project Lead Sr.Certified - Expired Chattanooga, TN Oct 4, 2021
A-21166-01432 Sr Software DeveloperWithdrawn Redmond, WA Sep 29, 2021
A-21074-62188 Sr. Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 30, 2021
A-21074-62137 Sr. Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 30, 2021
A-21074-62016 Sr. Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 25, 2021
A-21062-57708 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 23, 2021
A-21075-63033 Sr. Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 18, 2021
A-21075-63019 Sr. Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 18, 2021
A-21055-55243 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Aug 6, 2021
A-21048-52871 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 28, 2021
A-21026-45750 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 14, 2021
A-21005-38918 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 6, 2021
A-20365-37849 AI Engineer Sr. (Staff)Certified - Expired Belmont, CA Jul 2, 2021
A-21011-40943 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 2, 2021
A-20365-37896 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 2, 2021
A-20365-37872 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jul 2, 2021
A-20365-37759 AI Engineer Sr. (Staff)Certified - Expired Belmont, CA Jul 2, 2021
A-21011-40858 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Redmond, WA Jun 30, 2021

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