PERM jobs in Atlanta, GA
- Decisions
- 12,140
- Approved
- 97.5%
- Median certified wage
- $106,434
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 959 | 23 | 30 |
| FY2017 | 816 | 36 | 26 |
| FY2018 | 1,052 | 33 | 27 |
| FY2019 | 935 | 15 | 23 |
| FY2020 | 804 | 18 | 24 |
| FY2021 | 958 | 17 | 32 |
| FY2022 | 917 | 29 | 49 |
| FY2023 | 1,004 | 58 | 39 |
| FY2024 | 1,132 | 19 | 79 |
| FY2025 | 1,622 | 13 | 73 |
| FY2026 | 1,221 | 27 | 30 |
Top sponsors
- Microsoft Corporation 551
- NIIT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 386
- MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. 377
- DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 333
- VMware, Inc. 274
- HOME DEPOT PRODUCT AUTHORITY LLC 245
- Labor Guys, LLC 230
- ANTHEM, INC. 224
- Accenture LLP 223
- Home Depot Management Company LLC 205
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 2,447
- Software Developers 1,333
- Computer Systems Analysts 924
- Computer Occupations, All Other 782
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 639
- Software Developers, Systems Software 395
- Project Management Specialists 289
- Computer Systems Analysts 288
- Accountants and Auditors 281
- Statisticians 261
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,697
- Computer Systems Design Services 721
- Home Centers 512
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 406
- Management Consulting Services 325
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 312
- Commercial Banking 299
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 284
- Software Publishers 276
- Temporary Help Services 266
Countries of citizenship
- India 5,867
- China 608
- South Korea 202
- Brazil 179
- Mexico 154
- Canada 154
- Vietnam 118
- Pakistan 109
- Venezuela 109
- Bangladesh 87
Worker's education
- Master's 4,067
- Bachelor's 3,654
- None 527
- Doctorate 271
- High School 203
- Other 166
- Associate's 51
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 6,833
- L-1 524
- F-1 385
- NOT IN USA 220
- B-2 124
- TN 119
- E-2 85
- J-1 34
- F-2 31
- H-4 31
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.