PERM jobs in Jersey City, NJ
- Decisions
- 6,042
- Approved
- 98.2%
- Median certified wage
- $117,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 842 | 21 | 13 |
| FY2017 | 754 | 28 | 20 |
| FY2018 | 815 | 9 | 20 |
| FY2019 | 377 | 10 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 485 | 12 | 13 |
| FY2021 | 491 | 3 | 15 |
| FY2022 | 490 | 7 | 13 |
| FY2023 | 395 | 5 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 256 | 4 | 15 |
| FY2025 | 502 | 3 | 16 |
| FY2026 | 380 | 3 | 9 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 1,998
- Computer Systems Analysts 1,153
- Software Developers 477
- Computer Occupations, All Other 292
- Software Developers, Systems Software 195
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 152
- Statisticians 151
- Computer Systems Analysts 116
- Accountants and Auditors 109
- Financial Quantitative Analysts 103
Industries
- Other Computer Related Services 1,703
- Offices of Other Holding Companies 922
- Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 696
- Custom Computer Programming Services 569
- Commercial Banking 362
- All Other Insurance Related Activities 138
- Computer Systems Design Services 132
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 126
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 92
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 84
Countries of citizenship
- India 4,175
- China 311
- Canada 63
- Israel 48
- France 46
- United Kingdom 36
- Nepal 30
- South Korea 30
- Russia 30
- Pakistan 22
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 2,649
- Master's 2,071
- Other 210
- None 63
- Doctorate 49
- High School 27
- Associate's 15
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 4,421
- L-1 375
- F-1 46
- E-1 44
- NOT IN USA 31
- E-2 23
- TN 16
- H-4 16
- PAROLEE 16
- B-2 12
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.