Lam Research Corporation
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Colors from an applicant's view: green = better for you than the US rate, red = worse, gray = about the same or too few filings Colors from an applicant's view: green = better for you than the US rate, red = worse, gray = about the same or too few filings Colors from an applicant's view: green = better for you than the US rate, red = worse, gray = about the same or too few filings Colors from a US worker's view: green = better for you than the US rate, red = worse, gray = about the same or too few filings Colors from a green-card seeker's view: green = better for you than the US rate, red = worse, gray = about the same or too few filings
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- Manufacturing · est. 3,531 U.S. employees
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- Manufacturing · est. 3,531 U.S. employees
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- Manufacturing · est. 3,531 U.S. employees
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- Manufacturing · est. 3,531 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 Lam Research Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
Lam Research Corporation applied to sponsor 707 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.
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 →
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023.00 | FY2026 partial | 13 | $80,642median of 13 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2026 partial | 12 | $136,473median of 12 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineers 17-2112.03 | FY2026 partial | 9 | $143,222median of 9 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineers 17-2112.03 | FY2025 | 18 | $135,761median of 18 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2025 | 16 | $136,699median of 16 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071.00 | FY2025 | 11 | $134,106median of 11 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00 | FY2025 | 9 | $147,949median of 9 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $173,326median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Software Developers 15-1252.00 | FY2025 | 7 | $154,144median of 7 filings | not reported | not reported |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2024 | 22 | $121,000median of 22 filings | $93,600median of 22 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2023 | 14 | $103,200median of 14 filings | $85,966median of 14 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2023 | 6 | $167,710median of 6 filings | $167,710median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2023 | 6 | $104,062median of 6 filings | $104,062median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2022 | 32 | $103,200median of 32 filings | $85,966median of 32 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2021 | 54 | $91,749median of 54 filings | $91,749median of 54 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2020 | 6 | $109,928median of 6 filings | $109,928median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2019 | 14 | $124,492median of 14 filings | $124,492median of 14 filings | Level IV |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2019 | 6 | $103,751median of 6 filings | $103,751median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2018 | 21 | $104,404median of 21 filings | $104,404median of 21 filings | Level III |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2018 | 5 | $99,237median of 5 filings | $99,237median of 5 filings | Level III |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2017 | 17 | $102,139median of 17 filings | $101,130median of 17 filings | Level III |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2017 | 5 | $81,661median of 5 filings | $75,254median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2016 | 13 | $105,000median of 13 filings | $98,758median of 13 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2016 | 10 | $92,217median of 10 filings | $92,217median of 10 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2015 | 20 | $100,000median of 20 filings | $96,818median of 20 filings | Level IV |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | FY2015 | 8 | $94,099median of 8 filings | $94,099median of 8 filings | Level IV |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | FY2012 | 7 | $80,000median of 7 filings | $72,530median of 7 filings | Level III |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131.00 | FY2012 | 7 | $90,000median of 7 filings | $72,530median of 7 filings | Level III |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00 | FY2010 | 13 | $90,000median of 13 filings | $89,960median of 13 filings | Level III |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2010 | 5 | $90,000median of 5 filings | $87,464median of 5 filings | Level III |
“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
22.2%: 517 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 2,325 certified LCAs, counted separately.
| FY | Initial petitions approved | Initial petitions denied | Renewal petitions approved | Renewal petitions denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | 73 | 3 | 138 | 1 | 215 |
| 2021 | 63 | 0 | 159 | 1 | 223 |
| 2020 | 55 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 159 |
| 2019 | 62 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 125 |
| 2018 | 57 | 1 | 78 | 5 | 141 |
| 2017 | 37 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 111 |
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 70 |
| 2015 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 76 |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 75 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 39 |
| 2012 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 35 |
| 2011 | 29 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 32 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
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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