| Rank | Major | Green Card Petitions | Average Salary |
| 101 | Business | 63 | $96,297 |
| 102 | Digital Sciences | 62 | $114,695 |
| 103 | Computer Networking | 60 | $156,501 |
| 103 | Civil And Environmental Engineering | 60 | $136,163 |
| 105 | Biostatistics | 58 | $135,048 |
| 105 | Electrical Electronics Engineering | 58 | $130,882 |
| 107 | Computer Application | 57 | $126,908 |
| 108 | Academics | 56 | $33,011 |
| 109 | Biology | 54 | $86,192 |
| 110 | Manufacturing Engineering | 53 | $122,057 |
| 110 | Engineering Mechanical | 53 | $102,808 |
| 112 | Electrical Computer Engineering | 52 | $147,125 |
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| 112 | Public Health | 52 | $119,673 |
| 114 | Computer And Information Sciences | 51 | $109,438 |
| 114 | Academic | 51 | $40,834 |
| 116 | Graphic Design | 49 | $105,271 |
| 116 | Landscape Architecture | 49 | $77,897 |
| 118 | Applied Statistics | 47 | $132,011 |
| 118 | Information Systems Engineering And Management | 47 | $130,236 |
| 118 | Secondary Education | 47 | $48,881 |
| 121 | Computational Science And Engineering | 46 | $173,341 |
| 121 | Cybersecurity | 46 | $165,332 |
| 121 | Electronics And Communications Engineering | 46 | $123,584 |
| 121 | Pharmaceutical Sciences | 46 | $114,552 |
| 125 | Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering | 45 | $128,511 |
| 125 | Computer Technology | 45 | $109,703 |
| 127 | See H.14 | 44 | $167,389 |
| 127 | Political Science | 44 | $90,689 |
| 129 | Information Systems And Operations Management | 43 | $149,727 |
| 129 | Bioinformatics | 43 | $140,061 |
| 129 | Electronics | 43 | $137,618 |
| 132 | Computational Finance | 42 | $173,007 |
| 132 | Dental Surgery | 42 | $138,901 |
| 132 | Veterinary Medicine | 42 | $76,763 |
| 135 | Electrical Engineering And Computer Sciences | 41 | $175,888 |
| 135 | Information Systems Engineering | 41 | $165,414 |
| 135 | Arts | 41 | $56,413 |
| 135 | Elementary Education | 41 | $51,267 |
| 135 | High School Degree | 41 | $40,182 |
| 140 | Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering | 40 | $134,733 |
| 140 | Computer Science Engineering | 40 | $133,973 |
| 142 | Information Assurance | 39 | $137,086 |
| 142 | English | 39 | $66,691 |
| 142 | Bachelor Of Science In Medical Technology | 39 | $50,188 |
| 145 | Medicine And Surgery | 38 | $280,920 |
| 146 | Information Studies | 37 | $144,598 |
| 146 | Telecommunications And Network Engineering | 37 | $130,294 |
| 146 | Communication | 37 | $78,361 |
| 149 | Management Science And Engineering | 36 | $178,108 |
| 149 | Financial Mathematics | 36 | $147,462 |
Category: Job Title | Occupation | Citizenship | College | Major | Industry | Work City | Work State | Status | Visa
Note: To obtain employment based green card in United States, most foreign workers will have to go through 3 steps: 1). Permanent Labor Certification(ETA Form 9089), 2). Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker(Form I-140), 3). Adjust of Status to a permanent resident of the United States(Form I485).
The above report lists the top Majors that have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year2024. The Green Card Petitions on the report is the number of permanent labor certifications for Green Card filed under PERM. The number includes certified, withdrawn, denied and certified but withdrawn certifications. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on ETA Form 9089.
A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. Once received (if required), the employer then files an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Form I-140, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the appropriate employment-based preference category.
The Department of Labor must certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that 1). there are no qualified Americian workers(U.S. Citizens or permanent residents) able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job at the prevailing wage for that occupation in the area of intended employment, 2) employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed American workers, like U.S. citizents or permanent residents.
Sometimes the green card sponsors did not enter a specific salary on ETA Form 9089, but used a salary range with minimum and maximum salary. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary. Please review the certification details to understand the salary range.
For example, the first three records on this report mean that in fiscal year 2024, 63 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Business. The average salary of those 63 permanent labor certifications was $96,297. 62 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Digital Sciences. The average salary of those 62 permanent labor certifications was $114,695. 60 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Computer Networking. The average salary of those 60 permanent labor certifications was $156,501.
