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Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
2,724
FY2025 applications
468
FY2026 to 30 June
287
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$150,100
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. appears in 2,724 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 468.

Applications by fiscal year — Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

234468FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
234468FY2010FY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20102
FY201121
FY201216
FY201327
FY201443
FY201545
FY201684
FY201795
FY2018122
FY2019183
FY2020185
FY2021218
FY2022367
FY2023232
FY2024329
FY2025468
FY2026*287
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*21473
FY2025341127
FY202424683
FY202318943
FY202231156
FY202115860
FY202014936
FY201915825
FY20188933
FY20178015
FY20166024
FY2015405
FY20143211
FY2013234
FY2012106
FY2011174
FY201020
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).

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.: applications by worksite state

2+3+5+6+15+
2+3+5+6+15+
Data table
StateApplications
CA2,477
GA116
NC50
TX15
VA14
WA13
NJ6
CT6
MA5
MI5
NV3
MN3
AZ3
CO2
IN2
Worksite states
  1. California2,477
  2. Georgia116
  3. North Carolina50
  4. Texas15
  5. Virginia14
  6. Washington13
  7. New Jersey6
  8. Connecticut6
  9. Massachusetts5
  10. Michigan5
Worksite cities
  1. Sunnyvale, CA2,443
  2. Peachtree Corners, GA96
  3. Raleigh, NC40
  4. Norcross, GA18
  5. Blacksburg, VA14
  6. Santa Clara, CA10
  7. Orange, CT5
  8. Durham, NC5
  9. Bothell, WA4
  10. Goleta, CA4
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. Software Developers559
  2. Industrial Engineers382
  3. Computer Systems Analysts179
  4. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers177
  5. Mechanical Engineers175
  6. Engineers, All Other135
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other114
  8. Compliance Officers113
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Quality Engineer68
  2. Software Engineer56
  3. Senior Software Engineer43
  4. Mechanical Engineer39
  5. Supplier Engineer33
  6. Manufacturing Engineer33
  7. Senior Quality Engineer27
  8. Industrial Engineer23

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

Median $150,100; middle half $133,224 to $174,300 · median prevailing wage $144,870 (marker) · 781 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I54
  2. Level II160
  3. Level III165
  4. Level IV215
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India263
  2. China37
  3. Canada24
  4. Mexico7
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData 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)

132263FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
132263FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY201115
FY20127
FY201320
FY201427
FY201530
FY201634
FY201758
FY2019106
FY2020120
FY2021133
FY2022263
FY202376
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202361703
FY20222702363
FY20212101122
FY2020230970
FY2019220842
FY2017130451
FY2016140201
FY201560240
FY201470200
FY201340160
FY20120070
FY20116090
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. Graham Adair, Inc.2,188
  2. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP23
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. has 2,724 work visa applications on record (FY2010–FY2026), ranking #83 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #391 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.13% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
83 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
391 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.13%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 339) in California
360
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
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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