Cisco Systems, Inc. green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 932 PERM labor certifications filed by Cisco Systems, Inc.. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Cisco Systems, Inc. ranks #18 among 1,211 employers with 25 or more decided PERM cases.
Its approval rate of 99.8% compares with 97% nationally, and its median of 485 days from filing to approval is the same as the national median (faster than 48% of employers).
39% of its cases are Software Developers, and 58% 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 March 2026, with 353 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 315 |
| Technical Consulting Engineer | 60 |
| Hardware Engineer | 28 |
| Data Engineer | 26 |
| Product Designer | 22 |
| Consulting Engineer | 19 |
| Network Support Engineer | 18 |
| ASIC Engineer | 18 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 367 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 93 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 68 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 46 |
| Sales Engineers | 38 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| California | 542 |
| North Carolina | 175 |
| Texas | 98 |
| Georgia | 26 |
| Washington | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 15 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| San Jose | 478 |
| Research Triangle Park | 172 |
| Richardson | 65 |
| San Francisco | 57 |
| Austin | 29 |
Decisions
| Certified | 677 |
| Certified-Expired | 167 |
| Denied | 2 |
| Withdrawn | 86 |
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% |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 852 | 99.5% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 800 | 99.9% |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 763 | 99.6% |
| Adobe Inc. | 649 | 99.9% |
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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