Cadence Design Systems, Inc. green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 205 PERM labor certifications filed by Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ranks #122 among 1,211 employers with 25 or more decided PERM cases.
Its approval rate of 100.0% compares with 97% nationally, and its median of 457 days from filing to approval is 28 days faster than the national median (faster than 89% of employers).
37% of its cases are Software Developers, and 74% of the jobs are in California (mostly San Jose).
100.0% are professional positions (G-100), usually filed as EB-2 or EB-3 professional and skilled worker cases.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 45 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 60 |
| Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | 29 |
| Product Engineer | 15 |
| Design Engineer | 15 |
| Principal Product Engineer | 9 |
| Principal Design Engineer | 7 |
| Principal Application Engineer, Customer Engagement | 6 |
| Scientific Developer | 6 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 76 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 61 |
| Sales Engineers | 45 |
| Bioinformatics Scientists | 7 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 3 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| California | 151 |
| Texas | 27 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 8 |
| North Carolina | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| San Jose | 151 |
| Austin | 27 |
| Santa Fe | 8 |
| Burlington | 7 |
| Cary | 7 |
Decisions
| Certified | 154 |
| Certified-Expired | 38 |
| Denied | 0 |
| Withdrawn | 13 |
Certified-Expired means the certification passed its 180-day window; most of these were used for an I-140 and show as expired in the data, so they count as approved. Approval rate = approved ÷ (approved + denied), withdrawals excluded.
Cases decided per month
Other employers sponsoring Software Developers
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 4,840 | 99.7% |
| Wal-mart Associates, Inc. | 1,564 | 99.9% |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 1,557 | 99.9% |
| Jpmorgan Chase & Co. | 1,489 | 99.9% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1,461 | 93% |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1,290 | 99.8% |
Other sponsors in California
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 1,365 | 99.9% |
| Apple Inc. | 1,286 | 99.7% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 932 | 99.8% |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 852 | 99.5% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 800 | 99.9% |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 763 | 99.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data, decisions from October 2024 – June 2026. Only decided cases are included; pending cases are not in the disclosure data.
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