PERM jobs in Boulder, CO
- Decisions
- 695
- Approved
- 97.9%
- Median certified wage
- $104,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 80 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 60 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 57 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 54 | 3 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 54 | 1 | 3 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 123
- Software Developers, Applications 79
- Software Developers 40
- Computer Systems Analysts 25
- Cooks, Restaurant 24
- Computer Occupations, All Other 23
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 22
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 20
- Chefs and Head Cooks 18
- Mechatronics Engineers 15
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 128
- Computer Systems Design Services 72
- Custom Computer Programming Services 68
- Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 62
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 30
- Software Publishers 29
- Full-Service Restaurants 27
- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 21
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 18
- Engineering Services 17
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 263
- Doctorate 109
- Bachelor's 109
- None 64
- Other 11
- High School 6
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 394
- L-1 39
- NOT IN USA 22
- F-1 21
- TPS 18
- TN 15
- E-2 7
- J-1 4
- E-3 3
- O-1 3
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.