Applied Materials, Inc
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- Manufacturing · est. 5,671 U.S. employees
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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- Manufacturing · est. 5,671 U.S. employees
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- Manufacturing · est. 5,671 U.S. employees
- History, not a hiring promise.
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- Manufacturing · est. 5,671 U.S. employees
- Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
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- History, not a hiring promise.
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Public record data. PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →
Filings over time
How many green-card filings Applied Materials, Inc has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
Applied Materials, Inc applied to sponsor 1,528 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.
Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.
Recent layoff notices
Applied Materials, Inc has filed 1 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.
Offered wages on this employer’s filings
Median annual wage this employer offered, by occupation and fiscal year, over its own PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings — beside the prevailing wage the U.S. Department of Labor determined on the same filings. Two separate figures, never a ratio. Hourly, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly wages are converted to an annual figure using the unit DOL printed for that wage. Methodology →
27 further roles in this employer’s most recent complete year are not shown: fewer than five filings per role, which is too few to publish a wage without describing individual people.
| Occupation | Fiscal year | Green-card filings | Median offered | Median prevailing | Wage level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2026 partial | 23 | $136,739median of 23 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00 | FY2026 partial | 17 | $126,672median of 17 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00 | FY2026 partial | 11 | $124,738median of 11 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Validation Engineers 17-2112.02 | FY2026 partial | 8 | $117,167median of 8 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2026 partial | 7 | $141,957median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Business Intelligence Analysts 15-2051.01 | FY2026 partial | 7 | $113,777median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2026 partial | 6 | $150,568median of 6 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023.00 | FY2026 partial | 5 | $85,530median of 5 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031.00 | FY2026 partial | 5 | $129,730median of 5 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00 | FY2025 | 40 | $133,860median of 40 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00 | FY2025 | 23 | $133,261median of 23 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2025 | 22 | $128,563median of 22 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00 | FY2025 | 20 | $119,582median of 20 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082.00 | FY2025 | 13 | $133,682median of 13 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineers 17-2112.03 | FY2025 | 13 | $105,430median of 13 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Validation Engineers 17-2112.02 | FY2025 | 11 | $125,146median of 11 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2025 | 10 | $141,128median of 10 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $110,677median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $85,530median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3027.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $75,400median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031.00 | FY2025 | 6 | $157,768median of 6 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Logisticians 13-1081.00 | FY2025 | 5 | $86,998median of 5 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2025 | 5 | $146,263median of 5 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2024 | 24 | $134,278median of 24 filings | $127,430median of 24 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2024 | 16 | $137,750median of 16 filings | $134,514median of 16 filings | Level III |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | FY2024 | 14 | $140,816median of 14 filings | $118,332median of 14 filings | Level II |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082.00 | FY2024 | 7 | $160,389median of 7 filings | $160,389median of 7 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2024 | 6 | $139,058median of 6 filings | $115,586median of 6 filings | Level I |
| Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051 | FY2024 | 5 | $123,620median of 5 filings | $106,725median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00 | FY2024 | 5 | $130,000median of 5 filings | $123,657median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Validation Engineers 17-2112.02 | FY2024 | 5 | $121,514median of 5 filings | $121,514median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2023 | 15 | $132,564median of 15 filings | $104,749median of 15 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2023 | 11 | $130,000median of 11 filings | $99,029median of 11 filings | Level IV |
| Business Intelligence Analysts 15-1199 | FY2023 | 10 | $134,039median of 10 filings | $124,964median of 10 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2023 | 10 | $125,022median of 10 filings | $119,870median of 10 filings | Level III |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | FY2023 | 9 | $124,560median of 9 filings | $115,149median of 9 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2023 | 5 | $130,894median of 5 filings | $130,894median of 5 filings | Level I |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2022 | 20 | $131,250median of 20 filings | $112,965median of 20 filings | Level III |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | FY2022 | 9 | $132,930median of 9 filings | $112,822median of 9 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2022 | 8 | $110,653median of 8 filings | $101,941median of 8 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2022 | 8 | $102,367median of 8 filings | $92,748median of 8 filings | Level I |
| Manufacturing Engineers 17-2199 | FY2022 | 6 | $117,170median of 6 filings | $109,215median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2021 | 24 | $122,318median of 24 filings | $114,463median of 24 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2021 | 13 | $124,134median of 13 filings | $111,696median of 13 filings | Level II |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2021 | 11 | $121,417median of 11 filings | $103,709median of 11 filings | Level II |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | FY2021 | 9 | $124,925median of 9 filings | $124,925median of 9 filings | Level IV |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2021 | 8 | $108,576median of 8 filings | $99,913median of 8 filings | Level III |
| Manufacturing Engineers 17-2199 | FY2021 | 8 | $131,450median of 8 filings | $111,738median of 8 filings | Level III |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | FY2021 | 6 | $111,579median of 6 filings | $95,492median of 6 filings | Level I |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | FY2021 | 5 | $131,929median of 5 filings | $111,634median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2020 | 17 | $116,742median of 17 filings | $94,926median of 17 filings | Level II |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2020 | 11 | $125,944median of 11 filings | $120,786median of 11 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2020 | 8 | $145,056median of 8 filings | $126,710median of 8 filings | Level I |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2020 | 5 | $122,408median of 5 filings | $122,408median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | FY2020 | 5 | $121,638median of 5 filings | $121,638median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2019 | 30 | $124,253median of 30 filings | $119,704median of 30 filings | N/A |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2019 | 5 | $114,828median of 5 filings | $114,828median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2019 | 5 | $116,309median of 5 filings | $116,309median of 5 filings | N/A |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2018 | 32 | $116,002median of 32 filings | $111,238median of 32 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2018 | 12 | $135,848median of 12 filings | $118,336median of 12 filings | Level II |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2018 | 9 | $115,560median of 9 filings | $114,277median of 9 filings | Level I |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | FY2018 | 8 | $120,027median of 8 filings | $99,243median of 8 filings | Level III |
| Mechanical Engineering Technicians 17-3027 | FY2018 | 8 | $75,795median of 8 filings | $69,163median of 8 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2017 | 19 | $110,353median of 19 filings | $109,533median of 19 filings | Level II |
| Mechanical Engineering Technicians 17-3027 | FY2017 | 9 | $76,690median of 9 filings | $67,829median of 9 filings | Level IV |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | FY2017 | 8 | $123,415median of 8 filings | $110,659median of 8 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2017 | 6 | $128,917median of 6 filings | $123,022median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2016 | 33 | $107,956median of 33 filings | $104,832median of 33 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2016 | 8 | $117,775median of 8 filings | $117,246median of 8 filings | Level I |
| Mechanical Engineering Technicians 17-3027 | FY2016 | 7 | $77,126median of 7 filings | $64,106median of 7 filings | Level IV |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2016 | 6 | $108,298median of 6 filings | $99,736median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2016 | 5 | $91,749median of 5 filings | $91,749median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2015 | 26 | $92,858median of 26 filings | $86,358median of 26 filings | Level II |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 17-3023 | FY2015 | 9 | $73,902median of 9 filings | $66,768median of 9 filings | Level IV |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2015 | 8 | $111,890median of 8 filings | $111,890median of 8 filings | Level II |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2015 | 6 | $91,706median of 6 filings | $86,255median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00 | FY2012 | 11 | $93,000median of 11 filings | $87,797median of 11 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2012 | 10 | $96,774median of 10 filings | $96,774median of 10 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2012 | 5 | $96,034median of 5 filings | $96,034median of 5 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00 | FY2011 | 5 | $85,010median of 5 filings | $85,010median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00 | FY2010 | 5 | $82,264median of 5 filings | $82,264median of 5 filings | Level I |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00 | FY2009 | 6 | $85,876median of 6 filings | $75,525median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2009 | 6 | $82,500median of 6 filings | $77,459median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2008 | 16 | $88,500median of 16 filings | $80,288median of 16 filings | LEVEL II |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00 | FY2008 | 5 | $89,000median of 5 filings | $79,685median of 5 filings | LEVEL II |
“Not reported” means the Department of Labor published no such figure on those filings — from FY2025 its PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ disclosure file carries the employer’s offered wage only, with no prevailing-wage determination and no wage level. It does not mean the figure is unknown to us; it means DOL did not publish one.
Wage & Hour Enforcement
Source: DOL Wage & Hour Division WHISARD concluded compliance actions since FY2005. Back wages, civil money penalties, and employees affected, broken down by statute (FLSA, H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ , H-2A, H-2B, SCA, Davis-Bacon, FMLA). Data mirrored nightly from the WHISARD dataset.
USCIS H-1B petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings
24.6%: 1,212 USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions and 4,924 certified LCAs, counted separately.
| FY | Initial petitions approved | Initial petitions denied | Renewal petitions approved | Renewal petitions denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 126 |
| 2022 | 180 | 0 | 346 | 14 | 540 |
| 2021 | 123 | 4 | 278 | 2 | 407 |
| 2020 | 141 | 7 | 225 | 3 | 376 |
| 2019 | 113 | 9 | 130 | 5 | 257 |
| 2018 | 81 | 13 | 124 | 3 | 221 |
| 2017 | 94 | 2 | 123 | 2 | 221 |
| 2016 | 53 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 140 |
| 2015 | 58 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 121 |
| 2014 | 68 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 139 |
| 2013 | 40 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 94 |
| 2012 | 75 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 109 |
| 2011 | 60 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 128 |
| 2010 | 29 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 78 |
| 2009 | 51 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 127 |
15 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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