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First Solar, Inc.

Employer · Arizona, United States

Employer address
Arizona, United States
Applications on record
411
FY2025 applications
71
FY2026 to 30 June
43
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$82,670
Most common occupation
Industrial Engineers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

First Solar, Inc. appears in 411 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 71.

Applications by fiscal year — First Solar, Inc.

3671FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
3671FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20091
FY201010
FY201124
FY201216
FY201324
FY201419
FY201513
FY201632
FY201716
FY201815
FY201922
FY202018
FY202111
FY202217
FY202320
FY202439
FY202571
FY2026*43
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*403
FY20255813
FY2024372
FY2023200
FY2022143
FY202174
FY2020162
FY2019220
FY2018150
FY2017142
FY2016284
FY2015103
FY2014163
FY2013213
FY2012106
FY2011222
FY2010100
FY200910
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

First Solar, Inc.: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+4+10+
1+1+2+4+10+
Data table
StateApplications
OH284
AZ53
CA39
LA10
AL9
NJ4
TX3
VA3
NY2
SC1
GA1
AR1
IL1
Worksite states
  1. Ohio284
  2. Arizona53
  3. California39
  4. Louisiana10
  5. Alabama9
  6. New Jersey4
  7. Texas3
  8. Virginia3
  9. New York2
  10. South Carolina1
Worksite cities
  1. Perrysburg, OH255
  2. Tempe, AZ46
  3. Walbridge, OH29
  4. Santa Clara, CA21
  5. San Jose, CA12
  6. New Iberia, LA10
  7. Trinity, AL9
  8. Bridgewater, NJ4
  9. Oakland, CA4
  10. New York City, NY2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Industrial Engineers65
  2. Materials Engineers61
  3. Software Developers46
  4. Computer Systems Analysts27
  5. Electrical Engineers26
  6. Engineers, All Other23
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other16
  8. Architectural and Engineering Managers16
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Engineer- Development II16
  2. Engineer- Manufacturing I14
  3. Engineer- Manufacturing I USA10
  4. Development Engineer7
  5. Engineer- Manufacturing II USA6
  6. Developer5
  7. Analyst IT4
  8. Engineer- Development III4

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $82,670; middle half $68,586 to $105,602 · median prevailing wage $79,529 (marker) · 134 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I54
  2. Level II27
  3. Level III22
  4. Level IV29
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

1223FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022
1223FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2022
Data table
FY20091
FY20104
FY201123
FY20127
FY201314
FY201413
FY20152
FY201616
FY201711
FY20185
FY201920
FY202011
FY20217
FY20222
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20220020
FY20214030
FY20202090
FY201933170
FY20180051
FY201711101
FY201610151
FY20151010
FY201420110
FY201330110
FY20123040
FY201130200
FY20100040
FY20091000
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP249
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Records under the same legal name

Other employer records in the filings with exactly this name. Each is kept separate: before FY2024 the filings carry no employer tax number, so records are grouped by name and state, and no official identifier shows that these are the same company.

RecordStateApplicationsYears
First Solar, Inc.Ohio43FY2008–FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Arizona

First Solar, Inc. has 411 work visa applications on record (FY2009–FY2026), ranking #32 of 2,079 sponsoring employers in Arizona and #3,466 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.44% of the applications filed by employers based in Arizona.

Rank in Arizona
32 of 2,079
Rank in the United States
3,466 of 168,030
Share of Arizona's applications
0.44%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 334) in Arizona
56
Largest sponsoring employers in Arizona
  1. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.5,683
  2. Intraedge, Inc.4,165
  3. Arizona State University3,262
  4. The University of Arizona3,093
  5. Asml US, LP2,904
  6. Microchip Technology Inc.2,392
  7. GoDaddy.com, LLC1,753
  8. Asm America Inc.1,221
  9. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC1,154
  10. Asml US, LLC1,007
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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