PERM jobs in Chicago, IL
- Decisions
- 20,237
- Approved
- 97.6%
- Median certified wage
- $106,995
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,397 | 54 | 45 |
| FY2017 | 1,243 | 32 | 37 |
| FY2018 | 1,699 | 44 | 48 |
| FY2019 | 1,899 | 35 | 37 |
| FY2020 | 1,950 | 57 | 59 |
| FY2021 | 1,848 | 56 | 57 |
| FY2022 | 1,654 | 48 | 74 |
| FY2023 | 1,718 | 55 | 115 |
| FY2024 | 1,669 | 37 | 112 |
| FY2025 | 2,095 | 21 | 172 |
| FY2026 | 1,717 | 25 | 128 |
Top sponsors
- Capgemini America, Inc. 4,124
- Deloitte Consulting LLP 461
- Ernst & Young U.S. LLP 398
- TransUnion LLC 317
- Zensar Technologies Inc. 314
- Accenture LLP 263
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC 228
- United Methodist Homes & Services 228
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES 222
- Grant Thornton LLP 210
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 5,058
- Software Developers 1,324
- Computer Systems Analysts 1,131
- Computer Occupations, All Other 1,076
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 883
- Management Analysts 874
- Accountants and Auditors 715
- Software Developers, Systems Software 644
- Statisticians 587
- Financial Analysts 452
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 3,228
- Computer Systems Design Services 1,427
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 1,240
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 1,057
- Management Consulting Services 622
- Offices of Certified Public Accountants 494
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 452
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 408
- Portfolio Management 405
- Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 363
Countries of citizenship
- India 9,449
- China 1,842
- Canada 431
- South Korea 313
- Poland 267
- Philippines 224
- United Kingdom 195
- Mexico 191
- Brazil 187
- Thailand 133
Worker's education
- Master's 7,408
- Bachelor's 6,508
- None 662
- Doctorate 559
- Other 371
- High School 251
- Associate's 68
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 12,288
- L-1 1,071
- F-1 781
- NOT IN USA 492
- B-2 163
- TN 150
- E-2 72
- J-1 63
- H-4 55
- E-3 42
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.