PERM jobs in Cary, NC
- Decisions
- 2,737
- Approved
- 98.0%
- Median certified wage
- $96,886
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 332 | 7 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 322 | 6 | 15 |
| FY2018 | 375 | 4 | 13 |
| FY2019 | 210 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 200 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 237 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 193 | 3 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 228 | 16 | 8 |
| FY2024 | 135 | 2 | 9 |
| FY2025 | 190 | 1 | 7 |
| FY2026 | 178 | 5 | 3 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 896
- Computer Systems Analysts 498
- Software Developers 142
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 137
- Computer Occupations, All Other 131
- Software Developers, Systems Software 129
- Computer Systems Analysts 97
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 76
- Statisticians 62
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 56
Industries
- Other Computer Related Services 1,090
- Custom Computer Programming Services 467
- Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 330
- Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 154
- Janitorial Services 101
- Software Publishers 74
- Computer Systems Design Services 69
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 31
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 28
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 27
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,927
- China 86
- Bangladesh 38
- Russia 34
- Canada 28
- United Kingdom 23
- Nepal 14
- Mexico 13
- South Korea 13
- Brazil 10
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 1,110
- Master's 936
- Other 120
- None 93
- Doctorate 37
- Associate's 5
- High School 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,906
- L-1 201
- NOT IN USA 60
- F-1 34
- TN 13
- O-1 10
- H-4 7
- PAROLEE 5
- B-2 4
- E-3 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.