PERM jobs in Costa Mesa, CA
- Decisions
- 703
- Approved
- 95.6%
- Median certified wage
- $104,400
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 74 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 59 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 62 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 33 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 36 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 61 | 4 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 90 | 4 | 9 |
| FY2026 | 73 | 1 | 3 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 69
- Software Developers 58
- Computer Systems Analysts 44
- Computer Occupations, All Other 36
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 31
- Accountants and Auditors 22
- Data Scientists 21
- Software Developers, Systems Software 21
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 19
- Management Analysts 19
Industries
- Other Information Services 132
- Management Consulting Services 45
- Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 43
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 34
- Custom Computer Programming Services 25
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 25
- Food Services and Drinking Places 15
- Full-Service Restaurants 14
- Beauty Salons 13
- Telecommunications Resellers 11
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 218
- Master's 182
- None 54
- Other 21
- High School 13
- Associate's 7
- Doctorate 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 274
- F-1 46
- L-1 43
- E-2 13
- TN 12
- NOT IN USA 12
- E-1 5
- J-1 5
- B-2 4
- EWI 4
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.