Top Green Card Sponsor by Occupation : 2013 Green Card Reports

2013 Green Card Report: Top Occupation

Rank	Occupation	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	Computer Software Engineers, Applications	12,508	$95,523
2	Computer Systems Analysts	6,884	$91,510
3	Software Developers, Applications	4,798	$99,436
4	Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	2,886	$103,452
5	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	2,063	$100,564
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,741	$127,142
7	Internists, General	1,120	$184,068
7	Mechanical Engineers	1,120	$83,320
9	Software Developers, Systems Software	999	$109,028
10	Financial Analysts	879	$120,327
11	Operations Research Analysts	850	$83,205
12	Accountants and Auditors	844	$78,468

13	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	843	$85,851
14	Database Administrators	812	$88,392
14	Computer Programmers	812	$77,883
16	Management Analysts	774	$105,133
17	Marketing Managers	751	$129,005
18	Industrial Engineers	616	$85,482
19	Market Research Analysts	580	$61,152
20	Electrical Engineers	570	$88,516
21	Engineering Managers	508	$121,045
22	Civil Engineers	483	$79,402
23	Statisticians	459	$86,286
24	Sales Engineers	455	$100,750
25	Financial Managers	443	$133,250
26	Accountants	369	$73,394
27	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	356	$124,050
28	Cooks, Restaurant	346	$28,319
29	Network and Computer Systems Administrators*	295	$84,841
30	Occupational Therapists	265	$74,821
31	Pharmacists	255	$111,592
32	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	254	$233,989
33	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists*	249	$59,567
34	Dentists, General	248	$128,300
35	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	238	$49,962
36	General and Operations Managers	236	$127,350
36	Chefs and Head Cooks	236	$57,565
38	Computer and Information Scientists, Research	233	$105,473
39	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	232	$79,499
40	Instructional Coordinators	223	$49,629
41	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	221	$51,446
42	Logisticians	214	$78,657
43	Sales Managers	211	$117,629
43	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	211	$59,330
45	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	210	$17,715
46	Lawyers	208	$143,096
47	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	206	$117,916
48	Chemical Engineers	205	$97,148
49	Chemists	201	$72,211
50	Medical and Health Services Managers	200	$92,279

Note: To obtain employment based green card in United States, most foreign workers will have to go through 3 steps: 1). Permanent Labor Certification(ETA Form 9089), 2). Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker(Form I-140), 3). Adjust of Status to a permanent resident of the United States(Form I485).

The above report lists the top Occupation who have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year 2012. The Green Card Petitions on the report is the number of permanent labor certifications for Green Card filed under PERM. The number includes certified, withdrawn, denied and certified but withdrawn certifications. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on ETA Form 9089.

A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. Once received (if required), the employer then files an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Form I-140, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the appropriate employment-based preference category.

The Department of Labor must certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that 1). there are no qualified Americian workers(U.S. Citizens or permanent residents) able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job at the prevailing wage for that occupation in the area of intended employment, 2) employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed American workers, like U.S. citizents or permanent residents.

Sometimes the green card sponsors did not enter a specific salary on ETA Form 9089, but used a salary range with minimum and maximum salary. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary. Please review the certification details to understand the salary range.

For example, the first three records on this report mean that in fiscal year 2012, 12,508 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Computer Software Engineers, Applications. The average salary of those 12,508 permanent labor certifications was $95,523. 6,884 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Computer Systems Analysts. The average salary of those 6,884 permanent labor certifications was $91,510. 4,798 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Software Developers, Applications. The average salary of those 4,798 permanent labor certifications was $99,436.