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CEPHEID vs Covidien LP

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

CEPHEID

SUNNYVALE, CA

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Employer B

Covidien LP

Minneapolis, MN

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Key Metrics

Metric CEPHEID Covidien LP
Total Petitions 303 364
Certified Petitions 295 359
Approval Rate (higher is better) 97.4% 98.6%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $142,383 $109,127
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $83,628 – $225,100 $58,552 – $206,731
Total Workers 303 364
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

CEPHEID

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Senior Process Engineer 17 $133,869
Senior Scientist I 9 $130,346
Process Engineer 9 $111,454
Senior Quality Operations Engineer 6 $134,445
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer 4 $146,799
Senior Supplier Development Engineer 4 $139,394

Covidien LP

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 19 $86,655
Quality Engineer II 14 $85,673
Senior Quality Engineer 11 $108,699
Sr. Quality Engineer 10 $102,214
Senior Software Engineer 10 $122,952
Principal Systems Engineer 9 $135,954

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year CEPHEID, Petitions Covidien LP, Petitions
FY2023 99 (71 cert.) 126 (101 cert.)
FY2024 105 (96 cert.) 110 (96 cert.)
FY2025 94 (83 cert.) 108 (85 cert.)
FY2026 5 (5 cert.) 20 (17 cert.)