Optum Services, Inc. green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 275 PERM labor certifications filed by Optum Services, Inc.. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Optum Services, Inc. ranks #87 among 1,211 employers with 25 or more decided PERM cases.
Its approval rate of 99% compares with 97% nationally, and its median of 489 days from filing to approval is 4 days slower than the national median (faster than 37% of employers).
58% of its cases are Software Developers, and 83% of the jobs are in Minnesota (mostly Eden Prairie).
100.0% are professional positions (G-100), usually filed as EB-2 or EB-3 professional and skilled worker cases.
Its busiest month was February 2026, with 22 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer (SWE (Masters2) Telecommuting) | 13 |
| Software Engineer (SWE2 (Masters2) Telecommute) | 9 |
| Senior Software Engineer (20012.3327) | 5 |
| Software Engineer | 4 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 |
| Senior Software Engineer (20012.4192) | 4 |
| Software Engineer (SWE (BS5) Telecommuting) | 3 |
| Lead Software Engineer | 3 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 160 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 26 |
| Data Scientists | 17 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 15 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | 12 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 227 |
| Georgia | 20 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
| Connecticut | 4 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| Eden Prairie | 222 |
| Alpharetta | 20 |
| Minnetonka | 5 |
| Basking Ridge | 5 |
| Hartford | 4 |
Decisions
| Certified | 110 |
| Certified-Expired | 162 |
| Denied | 2 |
| Withdrawn | 1 |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 Minnesota
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank National Association | 368 | 100.0% |
| Riverview, LLP | 182 | 100.0% |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 163 | 98% |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 155 | 100.0% |
| Hyder Investments Inc. | 132 | 100.0% |
| Platinum Staffing Group, Inc. | 71 | 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.
Save your case and see the latest date whenever you come back
A free account keeps your PERM filing date, category and country of birth, and recalculates after every DOL and Visa Bulletin update. Sign up with Google or email, no password. Pro adds alerts by email and Telegram.