Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2015–2024

#197 top sponsor

Overview

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 354 PERM green-card applications between FY2015 and FY2024. That places it #197 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 213 were certified (60.2% approval rate), taking about 297 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $128,211.

354

PERM filings

60.2%

approval

0

denied

$128,211

median wage

297d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 253 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (68%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India171
  • China43
  • Taiwan8
  • South Korea6
  • Israel5
  • Turkey2
  • Singapore2
  • Egypt2
  • Bangladesh2
  • Iran2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B170
  • F-151
  • L-124
  • O-13
  • H-41
  • E-11
  • Not in USA1
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's187
  • Bachelor's36
  • Doctorate30

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Western Digital Technologies, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 82 $130,792
Software Developers, Systems Software 36 $141,635
Logistics Analysts 21 $97,123
Electrical Engineers 20 $129,840
Industrial Engineers 19 $118,942
Logistics Engineers 16 $104,481
Materials Engineers 14 $126,198
Mechanical Engineers 13 $129,934
Computer Systems Analysts 10 $151,214
Software Quality Assurance Engineers Testers 10 $139,834

Common job titles

Senior Engineer, Industrial Engineering 28 Senior Engineer, Electronic Design Engineering 21 Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering 11 Senior Engineer, Product Design Engineering 10 Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering 9 Sr. Engineer, Industrial Engineering 7 Staff Engineer, Industrial Engineering 6 Staff Engineer, Systems Design Engineering 5 Senior Engineer, Firmware Verification Engineering 5 Staff Engineer, Product Design Engineering 5 Sr Engr, Industrial Engrng [SOC: 17-2112.00, LVL 2 WAGE] 4 Technologist, R&D Engineering 4

Worksite states

Wage range

$112,641

25th

$128,211

median

$146,182

75th

$170,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP216
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP100
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP17
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP.9
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP9
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLC1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22311-53266 Senior Engineer, Industrial EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Feb 2, 2024
A-22343-70901 Distinguished Engineer, Systems Design EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 24, 2024
A-22346-72290 Staff Engineer, Electronic Design EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 24, 2024
A-22353-76408 Manager, Test EngineeringCertified - Expired Roseville, CA Jan 16, 2024
A-22325-61470 Manager, Ethics & Compliance Data Analytics and TechnologyCertified - Expired Irvine, CA Jan 16, 2024
A-22354-76792 Principal Engineer, ASIC Development EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 16, 2024
A-22286-39225 Specialist 5, Technical Product MarketingCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 12, 2024
A-22293-43241 Senior Engineer, Product Design EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Jan 12, 2024
A-22326-62289 Senior Engineer, Electronic Design EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Dec 20, 2023
A-22304-49176 Staff Engineer, R&D EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22306-50819 Staff Engineer, Industrial EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Nov 13, 2023
G-100-23205-209823 Specialist 6, Product Management [SOC: 41-9031.00]Withdrawn Milpitas, CA Nov 13, 2023
A-22317-56529 Principal Engineer, Firmware Verification EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Nov 9, 2023
G-100-23207-218266 Sr Mgr, Sys Dsgn Vrfctn Engrng [Radford Code: EN.TVTE.M3]Withdrawn Milpitas, CA Oct 30, 2023
A-22166-72313 Senior Engineer, Industrial EngineeringWithdrawn Milpitas, CA Oct 23, 2023
A-22166-72492 Senior Engineer, Industrial EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Oct 20, 2023
A-22259-22971 Principal Engineer, Manufacturing EngineeringCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Oct 19, 2023
A-22298-45711 Senior Engineer, Industrial EngineeringCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Oct 13, 2023
A-22303-48503 Scientist 4, Data ScienceCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Oct 11, 2023
A-22279-34903 Senior Engineer, Industrial EngineeringCertified - Expired Milpitas, CA Sep 21, 2023

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