Qualcomm Incorporated
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- Manufacturing · est. 1,538 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. 1,538 U.S. employees
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- Manufacturing · est. 1,538 U.S. employees
- History, not a hiring promise.
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- Manufacturing · est. 1,538 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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The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.
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 Qualcomm Incorporated has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
Qualcomm Incorporated applied to sponsor 2,213 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
Qualcomm Incorporated has filed 18 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 →
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2022 | 7 | $98,467median of 7 filings | $94,786median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2022 | 7 | $117,021median of 7 filings | $117,021median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2018 | 8 | $104,926median of 8 filings | $94,890median of 8 filings | Level III |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2018 | 7 | $92,061median of 7 filings | $72,696median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2017 | 13 | $95,847median of 13 filings | $78,354median of 13 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 | FY2017 | 6 | $114,619median of 6 filings | $97,531median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2016 | 12 | $96,450median of 12 filings | $75,410median of 12 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2016 | 6 | $102,524median of 6 filings | $81,141median of 6 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2015 | 13 | $98,550median of 13 filings | $98,550median of 13 filings | Level IV |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 | FY2015 | 9 | $95,014median of 9 filings | $79,747median of 9 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 15-1032.00 | FY2012 | 187 | $83,595median of 187 filings | $83,595median of 187 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2012 | 123 | $85,051median of 123 filings | $85,051median of 123 filings | Level II |
| Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133 | FY2012 | 65 | $83,595median of 65 filings | $83,595median of 65 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | FY2012 | 47 | $85,051median of 47 filings | $85,051median of 47 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications 15-1031.00 | FY2012 | 12 | $80,336median of 12 filings | $77,418median of 12 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1051.00 | FY2012 | 12 | $73,133median of 12 filings | $70,034median of 12 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 | FY2012 | 6 | $90,054median of 6 filings | $88,234median of 6 filings | Level IV |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 15-1032.00 | FY2011 | 177 | $79,539median of 177 filings | $79,539median of 177 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2011 | 126 | $84,480median of 126 filings | $83,907median of 126 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications 15-1031.00 | FY2011 | 21 | $80,336median of 21 filings | $77,418median of 21 filings | Level II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1051.00 | FY2011 | 15 | $68,890median of 15 filings | $68,890median of 15 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 15-1032.00 | FY2010 | 225 | $80,725median of 225 filings | $80,725median of 225 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2010 | 145 | $97,760median of 145 filings | $97,760median of 145 filings | Level III |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1051.00 | FY2010 | 16 | $76,232median of 16 filings | $65,062median of 16 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications 15-1031.00 | FY2010 | 13 | $80,704median of 13 filings | $77,418median of 13 filings | Level II |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1071.00 | FY2010 | 10 | $71,344median of 10 filings | $71,344median of 10 filings | Level III |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061.00 | FY2010 | 10 | $74,891median of 10 filings | $73,809median of 10 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 15-1032.00 | FY2009 | 166 | $80,725median of 166 filings | $80,725median of 165 filings | Level II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2009 | 120 | $95,451median of 120 filings | $95,451median of 120 filings | Level III |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1051.00 | FY2009 | 7 | $78,000median of 7 filings | $60,403median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061.00 | FY2009 | 7 | $93,662median of 7 filings | $78,998median of 7 filings | Level II |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00 | FY2009 | 5 | $76,814median of 5 filings | $66,664median of 5 filings | Level II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 15-1032.00 | FY2008 | 118 | $78,291median of 118 filings | $78,291median of 118 filings | LEVEL II |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00 | FY2008 | 111 | $81,453median of 111 filings | $81,453median of 111 filings | LEVEL II |
| Computer Software Engineers, Applications 15-1031.00 | FY2008 | 46 | $72,883median of 46 filings | $72,883median of 46 filings | LEVEL II |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061.00 | FY2008 | 10 | $71,968median of 10 filings | $71,968median of 10 filings | LEVEL II |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1051.00 | FY2008 | 5 | $60,403median of 5 filings | $60,403median 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.
| FY | Initial petitions approved | Initial petitions denied | Renewal petitions approved | Renewal petitions denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 584 | 24 | 639 |
| 2022 | 455 | 5 | 1,002 | 22 | 1,484 |
| 2021 | 410 | 5 | 848 | 8 | 1,271 |
| 2020 | 464 | 2 | 974 | 22 | 1,462 |
| 2019 | 544 | 23 | 776 | 36 | 1,379 |
| 2018 | 115 | 13 | 774 | 12 | 914 |
| 2017 | 299 | 1 | 654 | 8 | 962 |
| 2016 | 144 | 1 | 1,248 | 31 | 1,424 |
| 2015 | 208 | 0 | 744 | 13 | 965 |
| 2014 | 402 | 3 | 793 | 4 | 1,202 |
| 2013 | 802 | 3 | 723 | 4 | 1,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 318 | 2 | 838 | 18 | 1,176 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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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