PERM jobs in Charlotte, NC
- Decisions
- 7,700
- Approved
- 96.7%
- Median certified wage
- $110,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 438 | 5 | 12 |
| FY2017 | 361 | 13 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 454 | 15 | 10 |
| FY2019 | 348 | 10 | 10 |
| FY2020 | 425 | 7 | 13 |
| FY2021 | 530 | 13 | 19 |
| FY2022 | 567 | 25 | 20 |
| FY2023 | 778 | 20 | 11 |
| FY2024 | 679 | 91 | 199 |
| FY2025 | 1,475 | 26 | 34 |
| FY2026 | 1,042 | 16 | 20 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 1,820
- Software Developers 1,155
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 571
- Computer Occupations, All Other 362
- Computer Systems Analysts 329
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 245
- Computer Systems Analysts 201
- Software Developers, Systems Software 159
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 142
- Financial Quantitative Analysts 128
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,589
- Commercial Banking 669
- Temporary Help Services 506
- All Other Financial Investment Activities 489
- Home Centers 403
- Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing 291
- Limited-Service Restaurants 255
- Insurance Carriers 147
- Offices of Certified Public Accountants 115
- Cable and Other Subscription Programming 112
Countries of citizenship
- India 3,490
- China 270
- Vietnam 109
- South Korea 109
- Canada 104
- Mexico 79
- Philippines 59
- Germany 42
- Brazil 41
- United Kingdom 41
Worker's education
- Master's 2,207
- Bachelor's 1,887
- None 447
- Doctorate 173
- Other 80
- High School 34
- Associate's 15
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,862
- NOT IN USA 285
- L-1 200
- F-1 127
- E-2 50
- TN 32
- H-4 20
- B-2 16
- E-1 15
- J-1 11
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.