PERM jobs in Herndon, VA
- Decisions
- 4,013
- Approved
- 97.5%
- Median certified wage
- $109,700
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 440 | 17 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 308 | 18 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 419 | 17 | 12 |
| FY2019 | 286 | 9 | 8 |
| FY2020 | 271 | 5 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 442 | 8 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 463 | 7 | 18 |
| FY2023 | 433 | 3 | 22 |
| FY2024 | 285 | 6 | 9 |
| FY2025 | 231 | 5 | 9 |
| FY2026 | 213 | 2 | 5 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 1,649
- Software Developers 341
- Software Developers, Systems Software 298
- Computer Systems Analysts 282
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 241
- Computer Occupations, All Other 207
- Electrical Engineers 96
- Database Administrators 63
- Computer Systems Analysts 57
- Computer Network Support Specialists 46
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 2,058
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 501
- Computer Systems Design Services 280
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 195
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 181
- Temporary Help Services 92
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 87
- Other Computer Related Services 69
- Engineering Services 50
- Satellite Telecommunications 39
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 2,361
- Bachelor's 1,034
- None 66
- Doctorate 16
- High School 14
- Associate's 14
- Other 12
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,045
- F-1 212
- L-1 83
- H-4 19
- TN 17
- NOT IN USA 13
- PAROLEE 12
- G-4 10
- L-2 7
- TPS 5
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.