| Rank | Major | Green Card Petitions | Average Salary |
| 152 | Electrical Engineering And Computer Engineering | 44 | $175,680 |
| 152 | Computer Science And Mathematics | 44 | $163,263 |
| 154 | Information Systems And Operations Management | 43 | $130,758 |
| 154 | Data Analytics | 43 | $124,562 |
| 154 | Information Technology Management | 43 | $114,637 |
| 157 | Electrical Engineering And Computer Sciences | 42 | $178,477 |
| 157 | Computer Engineering Us Equivalent | 42 | $167,891 |
| 157 | Information Systems Engineering | 42 | $158,351 |
| 157 | Human Computer Interaction | 42 | $155,994 |
| 157 | Bioinformatics | 42 | $129,574 |
| 157 | Computer Science Information Technology | 42 | $119,900 |
| 157 | Information Systems Technologiesinformation Assurance | 42 | $100,260 |
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| 164 | Data Informatics | 41 | $159,275 |
| 164 | Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering | 41 | $131,070 |
| 164 | Fashion Design | 41 | $89,998 |
| 164 | Social Work | 41 | $61,612 |
| 168 | Computer And Information Technology | 40 | $172,489 |
| 168 | Computer Engineering U.S. Equivalent | 40 | $156,997 |
| 168 | Dental Surgery | 40 | $139,360 |
| 168 | Design | 40 | $123,408 |
| 168 | Automotive Systems Engineering | 40 | $110,464 |
| 168 | High School Degree | 40 | $42,249 |
| 174 | Metallurgical Engineering | 39 | $139,433 |
| 174 | Physical Therapy | 39 | $60,063 |
| 176 | Computational Finance | 38 | $171,145 |
| 176 | Humancomputer Interaction | 38 | $170,935 |
| 176 | Computer Science And Applications | 38 | $161,856 |
| 176 | Computer Science And Systems | 38 | $152,117 |
| 176 | Mathematics And Computer Science | 38 | $151,416 |
| 176 | Information Studies | 38 | $129,838 |
| 176 | Information Systems Technologies | 38 | $110,004 |
| 176 | Science Computer Science | 38 | $81,101 |
| 184 | Manufacturing Engineering | 37 | $119,361 |
| 184 | Information Systems And Security | 37 | $111,424 |
| 184 | Communications | 37 | $105,004 |
| 184 | Food Science | 37 | $102,364 |
| 188 | Management Science And Engineering | 35 | $178,183 |
| 188 | Information Technology Mobility | 35 | $173,300 |
| 188 | Mathematical Finance | 35 | $137,485 |
| 188 | Dental Medicine | 35 | $125,452 |
| 188 | Telecommunications And Network Engineering | 35 | $124,731 |
| 188 | Production Engineering | 35 | $120,584 |
| 188 | Biochemistry | 35 | $103,696 |
| 188 | Political Science | 35 | $102,731 |
| 188 | Legal Studies | 35 | $96,189 |
| 197 | Information Security | 34 | $169,827 |
| 197 | Applied Mathematics And Statistics | 34 | $151,105 |
| 197 | Electronics And Instrumentation Engineering | 34 | $132,732 |
| 197 | Divinity | 34 | $43,746 |
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 who have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year 2021. 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 2021, 44 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Electrical Engineering And Computer Engineering. The average salary of those 44 permanent labor certifications was $175,680. 44 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Computer Science And Mathematics. The average salary of those 44 permanent labor certifications was $163,263. 43 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Information Systems And Operations Management. The average salary of those 43 permanent labor certifications was $130,758.
