Caterpillar Inc. green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 169 PERM labor certifications filed by Caterpillar Inc.. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Caterpillar Inc. ranks #147 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 480 days from filing to approval is 5 days faster than the national median (faster than 62% of employers).
37% of its cases are Software Developers, and 84% of the jobs are in Illinois (mostly Chillicothe).
100.0% are professional positions (G-100), usually filed as EB-2 or EB-3 professional and skilled worker cases.
Its busiest month was April 2025, with 53 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Sr. Software Engineer | 14 |
| Embedded SW Sr. Engineer | 11 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 11 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 7 |
| Autonomy Engineering Specialist | 5 |
| Sr. Digital Product Owner | 4 |
| Sr Engineer-Perf/Sim/App | 3 |
| Controls Systems Senior Engineer | 3 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 63 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 24 |
| Electrical Engineers | 17 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 8 |
| Robotics Engineers | 7 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 142 |
| Texas | 12 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| Chillicothe | 70 |
| Peoria | 33 |
| Chicago | 22 |
| Irving | 8 |
| Mossville | 6 |
Decisions
| Certified | 163 |
| Certified-Expired | 5 |
| Denied | 0 |
| Withdrawn | 1 |
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 Illinois
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Capgemini America, Inc. | 459 | 99% |
| DFS Corporate Services LLC | 292 | 100.0% |
| United Methodist Homes & Services | 220 | 100.0% |
| Deere & Company | 134 | 93% |
| Polmax, LLC | 133 | 100.0% |
| Lawrence Foods, Inc. | 116 | 100.0% |
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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