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PERM sponsor, #466 of 70,985 by filings

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. sponsors green cards: it filed 60 PERM cases in the last 12 months, the newest on October 16, 2026. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. has 43 PERM cases waiting with DOL.

Main job
Electrical Engineers · 33% of its filings
Main worksite
Pullman, WA · 46% of its filings
Industry
Engineering Services · NAICS 541330

Waiting on a case with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.?

  • When it'll likely be decided
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This rate is level with the field

Over 74 decided filings, this rate can't be told apart from the field in either direction.

Why

The 95% interval runs up to a 4.9% denial rate, which still covers the 3.20% the field as a whole records.

Filings

79

#466 of 70,985

Certified

74

0 denied

Approval

100.0%

field 96.8%

Median wage

$98,000

offered, per year

Median days

476

10 slower than the field

Right now

DOL's live record of its cases, read every day, and what it has done to them as a group.

In the queue right now 137 cases in the live tracker

Waiting on a decision

43

of 137 tracked cases. The other 94 have been decided.

The oldest one still waiting was filed January 14, 2026, 9 months ago.

Where those 43 are standing

ANALYST REVIEW
43100%

A Department of Labor analyst has the application. This is the main queue, and it is where most pending PERM cases sit.

None of this changes one case's wait: DOL works one national line. Where DOL is working now is the figure that does.

From DOL's live status of 137 of this sponsor's cases: read this share against 137, never against the lifetime filings above. Live case tracker, as of October 22, 2026

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What DOL has done to its cases as a group

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Its newest filings

Filed since DOL's last quarterly file, so the wage and law firm aren't published yet.

The 8 newest. Every filing by this employer is in the case search, live and published together.

Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.

How long it takes

How long their cases are taking

  1. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

    median of 15 decisions in the last 90 days

    301 days

  2. Every employer

    median of 31,092 decisions in the same 90 days

    301 days

About the same as everyone: DOL works one national line in filing order. Filing to decision, over decisions we watched DOL make; withdrawals left out.

Filed today: a new case joins the same line as anyone's, behind 79,915 cases, and would be decided around March 19, 2027 (between February 27, 2027 and April 28, 2027). Estimate another date

Every program

Across DOL's programs

The wage request, the PERM and the H-1B labor condition application, one line each.

PERM (green card)
79 published
43 pending
$98,000 median, n=79
Prevailing wage requests
123 published
5 pending
$97,510 median, n=121
H-1B labor condition applications
431 published
0 pending
$102,211 median, n=429

Its median H-1B wage is $102,211 across 429 LCAs, 4.3% higher than its median PERM wage of $98,000 across 79 cases. Different forms, different years and different jobs sit behind the two medians, so this is a gap in what was filed, not a finding.

Every case across these programs is in the search.

How these are counted

Medians are of the published rows with a usable wage, annualised from whatever unit the filing quoted, and withheld under 10 wages. DOL publishes no employer number, so filings are matched by the employer's legal name, read under the 4 spellings DOL's files use for it; another employer with the same legal name would be counted here too. The PERM is the green-card step; the wage request comes months before it, and the LCA is the separate form for an H-1B. DOL publishes each in its own file, and its live record shows what is still open.

Its newest wage requests and LCAs

Filed by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., newest first. Decided ones carry the wage from DOL's quarterly files.

Wage requests

All wage requests by this employer

H-1B LCAs

All H-1B LCAs by this employer

Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.

What its H-1B LCAs were for

From DOL's quarterly LCA files: 431 LCAs filed by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., 408 of them certified with the worker breakdown on Form ETA-9035.

New hires and transfers

161 positions for new employment, 37 moving here from another employer.

  • New employment 7a 161 · 39%
  • Change of employer 7e 37 · 9%
  • Continuing 7b 155 · 38%
  • Change in previous employment 7c 44 · 11%
  • Concurrent employment 7d 0 · 0%
  • Amended petition 7f 11 · 3%

Shares of the 408 worker positions requested. These are positions on certified LCAs, not people hired: DOL certifies an LCA before any petition, and many are never used.

What each box on the form means
  • New employment (7a). Starting with a new employer.
  • Change of employer (7e). Moving here from another employer, keeping the visa classification already held.
  • Continuing (7b). Staying with the same employer.
  • Change in previous employment (7c). Same employer, no material change to the job duties.
  • Concurrent employment (7d). Adding this employer while keeping another.
  • Amended petition (7f). Same employer, with a material change to the job duties.

Form ETA-9035, Section B, Item 7, in DOL's words from its LCA record layout. One LCA can tick several boxes.

Wage level it chose

  • Level I 94 · 25%
  • Level II 149 · 39%
  • Level III 109 · 29%
  • Level IV 30 · 8%

Shares of the 382 certified LCAs that named an OES level. The form asks for the level only when the employer set the wage from the OES survey itself; 26 of 408 used another source, such as a DOL wage determination or another survey. Level I is entry, Level IV fully competent.

What it declared on Section H

H-1B-dependent
No
Found a willful violator
No

As answered on its newest LCA, filed June 29, 2026. Declared H-1B-dependent on 0 of 394 LCAs, and a willful violator on 0 of 430. Both are the employer's own answers.

What the two answers mean

H-1B-dependent (20 CFR 655.736(a)): 25 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees in the US and more than 7 H-1B workers; 26 to 50 and more than 12; or 51 or more, with H-1B workers equal to at least 15% of them.

Willful violator (655.736(f)): DOL or the Justice Department found a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact in the five years before the LCA was filed.

Either one adds two promises to the employer's LCAs: not to displace US workers, and to recruit US workers before hiring H-1B workers (655.738, 655.739). They don't apply to an LCA used only for exempt workers, paid at least $60,000 a year or holding a related master's degree (655.737). The rule on eCFR

Visas these LCAs support: H-1B 430 · E-3 (Australia) 1. E-3 and H-1B1 use the same LCA as the H-1B.

Against other sponsors

Where it sits among 70,985 sponsors. The full ranking sorts every column.

Each figure ranked only among sponsors with enough cases for it to mean something. No single score: they measure different things.

  • PERM approval rate

    100.0% of 74 decided PERM cases

    Higher than 67% of the 1,343 sponsors with 30 or more decided cases.

  • PERM filings in the last 12 months

    60 filed in the last 12 months

    Higher than 99% of the 14,017 sponsors that filed in the last 12 months.

  • H-1B LCAs certified in the last 24 months

    147 certified in the last 24 months

    Higher than 98% of the 27,873 sponsors with a certified LCA in the last 24 months.

  • Share of H-1B positions that were transfers

    5.9% of 152 certified H-1B positions, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 23% of the 5,558 sponsors with 20 or more certified positions.

  • Share of H-1B LCAs at wage level III or IV

    34% of 147 certified LCAs with a level, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 52% of the 5,177 sponsors with 20 or more leveled LCAs.

  • USCIS H-1B approval rate, last 3 fiscal years

    100.0% of 104 USCIS decisions

    Higher than 80% of the 5,810 sponsors with 20 or more USCIS decisions.

Position in the field 1,343 sponsors with 30+ decided

Approval rate

100.0%ahead of 34%, level with 891 more

0% 100%

Median days to decision

476 daysahead of 34%

5d 1152d
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. More
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. Sponsors with fewer than 30 decided cases are left out of the population rather than plotted, because a rate over a handful of cases lands wherever the handful landed. The line marks this one.
DOL PERM disclosure files

Against the sponsors ranked nearest

The 120 sponsors ranked nearest filed between 71 and 91 filings.

Their median wait
458 days
This one
476 days

This one sits 18 days behind them.

Why no approval rate

A band is a slice of the volume ranking rather than a population picked for having enough decided cases, so a band rate would be solid at the top of the list and noise at the bottom, under one heading.

Where this sits in the ranking

Ranked 466 of 70,985 by volume: 465 filed at least as many filings, and 70,519 filed no more.

Just above
Purdue University 79 filings
Just below
Cloudflare, Inc. 79 filings

Sponsors filing at the same rate

Ranked either side of this one: they file about as many PERM cases.

Sponsors hiring for the same work

The employers filing the most PERM cases for Electrical Engineers, the occupation this sponsor files for most.

What they file, and where

A rank says how much. It says nothing about what the work is, which is the part a job offer from this sponsor turns on.

What the jobs are

Electrical Engineers

SOC 17-2071.00 · 26 filings, 33% of everything they file

How this is counted

These are the 6 occupations with the most filings, 65 of 79 cases between them. The occupation on a PERM is the SOC code on the form, which is the job as DOL classifies it rather than the job title on the offer. DOL still accepts two SOC vintages, so one job can appear twice under two codes; the code is printed for exactly that reason.

The industry they declared

Engineering Services

NAICS 541330, 54133 · 79 filings

How this is counted

The NAICS code the employer entered on the form, with the Census Bureau's title for it. DOL publishes the code alone, and an employer can file under more than one.

Where the jobs are

  • Washington 42
  • Texas 11
  • Pennsylvania 9
  • Idaho 7
  • California 3
  • Arizona 1
How this is counted

The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 6 states cover 73 of 79 filings.

Where the work is

  • Pullman, WA 36
  • King of Prussia, PA 9
  • Round Rock, TX 6
  • Houston, TX 4
  • Lynnwood, WA 4
  • Boise, ID 3
How this is counted

The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 62 of 79 filings.

Who files for them

  1. Kranyak Attorneys, P.C. 79 filings · 100.0% approved
How this is counted

The law firm named on the application. 79 of 79 filings, 100% of the total.

Newspapers it advertised in

  1. Lewiston Tribune

    36 cases

  2. The Philadelphia Inquirer

    8 cases

  3. Austin American-Statesman

    6 cases

  4. The Seattle Times

    4 cases

  5. Idaho Statesman

    3 cases

  6. Spokane Spokesman-Review

    2 cases
How this is counted

The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.

Additional steps it used

  1. The employer's website

    65 cases

  2. Job search websites

    65 cases

  3. Radio or TV ads

    65 cases
How this is counted

The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.

How long before filing it began

  1. Under 30 days

    0.0%

  2. 30 to 59 days

    0.0%

  3. 60 to 89 days

    1.5%

  4. 90 to 119 days

    12%

  5. 120 to 149 days

    40%

  6. 150 to 180 days

    46%

  7. Over 180 days

    0.0%
How this is counted

Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.

Where every PERM employer recruits

History

Year by year since 2008

333 PERM decisions from FY2008 to FY2026, busiest in FY2025 with 37.

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years, October to September. A year filed under another name is missing, not zero. FY2026 is partial: DOL's newest file runs through June 2026.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2008 3 0 0
FY2009 4 0 0
FY2010 7 0 0
FY2011 6 0 0
FY2012 11 1 1
FY2013 2 1 2
FY2014 18 0 2
FY2015 19 1 3
FY2016 33 1 1
FY2017 29 0 0
FY2018 20 0 0
FY2019 20 1 0
FY2020 10 0 1
FY2021 13 0 1
FY2022 15 0 3
FY2023 21 0 4
FY2024 15 0 2
FY2025 37 0 0
FY2026 22 0 3

Decided in FY2016 to FY2023

The 25 most recent of 173. Case numbers from these years start with A-; look one up for DOL's full record.

Case Decided Outcome Job Offered wage
A-22293-43326 2023-09-27 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22297-44834 2023-09-15 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22292-42516 2023-09-12 certified Application Engineer III, CA $168,438
A-22293-43282 2023-09-12 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22293-43248 2023-09-12 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22293-43245 2023-09-12 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22293-43184 2023-09-12 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22293-43139 2023-09-12 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
The other 17
A-22293-43094 2023-08-23 withdrawn Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22136-55727 2023-06-23 certified Application Engineer II - Automation, PA $110,323
A-22230-08127 2023-06-13 certified Lead Product Manager, WA $135,283
A-22241-13468 2023-06-05 certified Application Engineer - Protection, FL $98,315
A-22109-42680 2023-04-27 certified Product Engineer, MT $98,389
A-22109-42553 2023-04-27 certified Software Engineer – Graphical User Interface Applications, WA $88,504
A-22171-75229 2023-03-29 certified Analog Hardware Engineer, WA $92,775
A-22172-76018 2023-03-21 certified Application Engineer - Protection, NC $117,957
A-22172-75608 2023-03-20 certified Analog Hardware Engineer, WA $92,775
A-22171-75219 2023-03-20 certified Analog Hardware Engineer, WA $92,775
A-22293-43217 2023-02-16 withdrawn Software Engineer - Firmware, WA $86,569
A-22024-01935 2023-01-11 certified Power Engineer, WA $97,344
A-22105-41438 2023-01-06 certified Lead RTL / FPGA Software Engineer, ID $108,826
A-21347-85535 2022-11-28 withdrawn Integration and Automation Engineer, WA $91,562
A-22270-28857 2022-11-10 withdrawn Engineering Manager I, WA $119,755
A-22040-09353 2022-10-12 certified Software Engineer - Firmware, PA $124,883
A-22024-01824 2022-10-05 certified Hardware Engineer - Analog, WA $90,237

Who they sponsored, FY2016 to FY2023

From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.

Country of citizenship

  • India 130
  • China 15
  • Mexico 5
  • Canada 4
  • Bangladesh 3
  • Brazil 3

Worker's education

  • Master's 142
  • Bachelor's 20
  • Doctorate 10
  • Associate's 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 165
  • F-1 4
  • L-1 2
  • TN 2

Schools

  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 14
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY 14
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 13
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 12
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON 11
  • MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 6

Fields of study

  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 108
  • ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING 17
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE 12
  • COMPUTER ENGINEERING 8
  • ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 6
  • ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING 3

Notes on these numbers

What these numbers don't say

5 notes
The wage is the job, not the payer
Their filings are led by Electrical Engineers, 26 of 79. The median offered wage moves almost entirely with what roles they file. A software developer and a poultry cutter are different numbers wherever they are filed, so this figure is not plotted against the field and no percentile is given for it: that comparison would rank occupation mix and call it pay. Wages by occupation are on the wages page.
Volume doesn’t change the wait
DOL works a single national queue, oldest first, whoever filed the case, so these 79 filings bought no priority: a company with four thousand waits exactly as long as one with three.
The name is a legal entity
DOL prints whatever went on the form, and here that name ranks 466. A group that files through several subsidiaries appears as several rows, and one that files everything through a parent appears once, so a rank is a rank among printed names rather than among companies.
A median over 74 decided cases
The queue is national and first in, first out, so this figure follows when the cases were filed as much as it follows the sponsor.
Two sources, and they do not add up
The filing counts come from DOL's disclosure files, where every row already carries a decision date, so nothing pending is in them. The queue figures come from a live per-case tracker with its own coverage and its own as-of date. Subtracting one from the other gives a number that means nothing. The worksite on most of these is WA. Where the queue stands overall is on the processing times page.

The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly

Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load

Per-case statuses: flag.dol.gov/recaptcha/caseStatus (DOL, direct) · data through Oct 22, 2026 · daily

What each source includes

Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.

Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.

Per-case statuses: Every PERM case DOL indexes, pending included. No wage, law firm or worksite: DOL reveals those only when a case is published.

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