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First Solar, Inc.

Employer · Ohio, United States

Employer address
Ohio, United States
Applications on record
43
FY2025 applications
0
FY2026 to 30 June
0
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Median offered wage
$77,676
Most common occupation
Electrical Engineers
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

First Solar, Inc. appears in 43 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June).

Applications by fiscal year — First Solar, Inc.

1020FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1020FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200813
FY200920
FY20102
FY20112
FY20124
FY20130
FY20140
FY20151
FY20160
FY20170
FY20180
FY20190
FY20200
FY20210
FY20221
FY20230
FY20240
FY20250
FY2026*0
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*00
FY202500
FY202400
FY202300
FY202210
FY202100
FY202000
FY201900
FY201800
FY201700
FY201600
FY201510
FY201400
FY201300
FY201240
FY201102
FY201002
FY2009200
FY2008130

Where the jobs are

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

First Solar, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
OH20
AZ7
NY7
CA4
HI2
NJ2
MI1
Worksite states
  1. Ohio20
  2. Arizona7
  3. New York7
  4. California4
  5. Hawaii2
  6. New Jersey2
  7. Michigan1
Worksite cities
  1. Perrysburg, OH17
  2. New York City, NY7
  3. Phoenix, AZ4
  4. Sunnyvale, CA4
  5. Tempe, AZ3
  6. Bridgewater, NJ2
  7. Honolulu, HI2
  8. Mount Pleasant, MI1

What they hire for and pay

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

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Electrical Engineers4
  2. Materials Scientists2
  3. Database Administrators1
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other1
  5. Logisticians1
  6. Software Developers1
  7. Lawyers1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Thin Films Scientist III5
  2. Equipment Project Manager3
  3. Development Engineer - Device2
  4. Finance Systems Manager2
  5. Director, Strategic Marketing Operations2
  6. Reliability Engineer2
  7. Director, Corporate Development2
  8. Database Administrator, Reporting1

Offered annual wage, all years, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $77,676; middle half $66,500 to $116,250 · median prevailing wage $95,805 (marker) · 36 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k

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)

510FY2009FY2012FY2022FY2023
510FY2009FY2012FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY200910
FY20121
FY20229
FY20234
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230040
FY20226030
FY20121000
FY20094060

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, LLP1

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.Arizona411FY2009–FY2026

Among employers in Ohio

First Solar, Inc. has 43 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #504 of 3,322 sponsoring employers in Ohio and #23,808 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.02% of the applications filed by employers based in Ohio.

Rank in Ohio
504 of 3,322
Rank in the United States
23,808 of 168,030
Share of Ohio's applications
0.02%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 334) in Ohio
59
Largest sponsoring employers in Ohio
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  2. The Ohio State University5,097
  3. SLK America, Inc.4,352
  4. Cleveland Clinic Foundation3,297
  5. Case Western Reserve University2,764
  6. Cardinal Health, Inc.2,575
  7. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center2,047
  8. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company2,017
  9. Strategic Systems, Inc.1,961
  10. United Software Group Inc.1,858