PERM jobs in Denver, CO
- Decisions
- 2,542
- Approved
- 92.1%
- Median certified wage
- $96,841
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 153 | 10 | 7 |
| FY2017 | 140 | 8 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 180 | 16 | 10 |
| FY2019 | 215 | 61 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 156 | 46 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 174 | 12 | 16 |
| FY2022 | 183 | 8 | 4 |
| FY2023 | 210 | 8 | 14 |
| FY2024 | 259 | 7 | 29 |
| FY2025 | 282 | 5 | 17 |
| FY2026 | 276 | 10 | 11 |
Top sponsors
- Navajo Express, Inc. 200
- DENVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AKA DENVER PUBLIC SC 112
- DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 107
- Western Union, LLC 88
- DAVITA INC. 51
- US Transport, Inc. 49
- Angi Inc. 43
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 37
- Leprino Foods Company 35
- Metropolitan State University of Denver 33
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 294
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 249
- Software Developers 173
- Software Developers, Systems Software 99
- Computer Occupations, All Other 94
- Computer Systems Analysts 94
- Accountants and Auditors 84
- Cooks, Restaurant 77
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 77
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 51
Industries
- Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance 172
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 115
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 115
- Custom Computer Programming Services 109
- Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities 99
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 96
- Software Publishers 79
- General Freight Trucking, Local 78
- Management Consulting Services 77
- Full-Service Restaurants 71
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 649
- Bachelor's 617
- None 432
- Doctorate 84
- High School 62
- Other 31
- Associate's 9
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,078
- NOT IN USA 329
- L-1 148
- F-1 88
- TN 41
- E-2 19
- H-2B 19
- E-3 12
- B-2 11
- E-1 6
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.