PERM jobs in Fairfax, VA
- Decisions
- 2,968
- Approved
- 93.6%
- Median certified wage
- $116,667
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 306 | 12 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 191 | 19 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 220 | 7 | 9 |
| FY2019 | 195 | 7 | 9 |
| FY2020 | 190 | 19 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 287 | 3 | 7 |
| FY2022 | 247 | 11 | 11 |
| FY2023 | 237 | 30 | 13 |
| FY2024 | 196 | 62 | 11 |
| FY2025 | 264 | 3 | 20 |
| FY2026 | 310 | 9 | 40 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 876
- Software Developers 347
- Computer Systems Analysts 267
- Computer Occupations, All Other 167
- Software Developers, Systems Software 113
- Home Health Aides 110
- Computer Systems Analysts 70
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 59
- Home Health Aides 50
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 42
Industries
- Computer Systems Design Services 1,120
- Custom Computer Programming Services 455
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 353
- Home Health Care Services 172
- Landscaping Services 93
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 75
- Full-Service Restaurants 45
- Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 34
- Engineering Services 33
- Limited-Service Restaurants 24
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,507
- South Korea 113
- China 58
- El Salvador 56
- Nepal 49
- Philippines 45
- Bangladesh 42
- Turkey 38
- Vietnam 31
- Pakistan 22
Worker's education
- Master's 903
- Bachelor's 890
- None 349
- Doctorate 58
- High School 46
- Other 23
- Associate's 7
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,647
- NOT IN USA 191
- F-1 140
- TPS 44
- B-2 33
- L-1 24
- H-4 11
- E-2 10
- F-2 10
- EWI 9
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.