CDM Smith Inc.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2024

#2,641 top sponsor

Overview

CDM Smith Inc. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 32 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #2,641 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 19 were certified (59.4% approval rate), taking about 281 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Environmental Engineers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $109,803.

32

PERM filings

59.4%

approval

0

denied

$109,803

median wage

281d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 22 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (59%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India13
  • Iran2
  • Canada2
  • China1
  • Taiwan1
  • Pakistan1
  • Philippines1
  • Australia1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B22

Education

  • Master's17
  • Bachelor's5

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations CDM Smith Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Environmental Engineers 7 $117,823
Civil Engineers 6 $104,018
Transportation Planners 5 $100,422
Software Developers, Applications 4 $150,738
Mechanical Engineers 2 $89,502
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $113,521
Transportation Engineers 1 $109,803

Common job titles

Transportation Planner 4 6 Lead ERP Applications Developer 4 Structural Engineer 5 3 Environmental Engineer 4 3 Automation Engineer III 2 Transportation Engineer 4 2 Civil Engineer 3 1 Water Resources Engineer 4 1 Environmental Planner 7 1 Environmental Engineer 6 1 Civil Engineer III 1 Environmental Engineer 7 1

Wage range

$98,862

25th

$109,803

median

$130,582

75th

$150,738

90th

Law firms used

  • Costa Riccio, LLP16
  • Robinson & Cole LLP10
  • Robinson Cole LLP6

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24169-118223 Environmental Planner 7Certified Sacramento, CA Sep 8, 2025
G-100-24144-031059 Water Resources Engineer 4Certified Edison, NJ Aug 15, 2025
G-100-24082-824109 Civil Engineer 3Certified Boca Raton, FL Jul 8, 2025
G-100-23307-477000 Environmental Engineer 6Certified - Expired El Paso, TX Mar 25, 2025
G-100-23205-211231 Structural Engineer 5Certified - Expired Pittsburgh, PA Sep 19, 2024
G-100-23181-160157 Electrical Engineer 6Certified - Expired Irvine, CA Aug 1, 2024
G-100-23181-159218 Transportation Engineer 5Certified - Expired Maitland, FL Aug 1, 2024
G-100-23165-109674 Transportation Engineer 4Certified - Expired Boston, MA Jul 3, 2024
G-100-23179-150600 Transportation Planner 4Certified - Expired Houston, TX Jul 3, 2024
G-100-23179-150316 Transportation Planner 4Certified - Expired Houston, TX Jul 3, 2024
A-23118-34738 Transportation Planner 5Certified - Expired Dallas, TX Jun 3, 2024
A-23135-42537 Transportation Planner 4Certified - Expired East Hartford, CT May 31, 2024
A-23115-32838 Structural Engineer 4Certified - Expired Latham, NY May 28, 2024
A-23086-18541 Environmental Engineer 5Certified - Expired Houston, TX Apr 11, 2024
A-23005-82637 Transportation Engineer 4Certified - Expired Dallas, TX Feb 5, 2024
A-22136-55655 Civil Engineer 8Certified - Expired Houston, TX Dec 29, 2023
A-23017-88201 Transportation Planner 4Withdrawn Maitland, FL Aug 25, 2023
A-22136-55722 Environmental Engineer 4Certified - Expired Dallas, TX Feb 3, 2023
A-22028-04382 Environmental Engineer 7Withdrawn Denver, CO Jun 13, 2022
A-21315-71856 Environmental Engineer 4Certified - Expired Denver, CO Jun 8, 2022

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.