PERM jobs in Los Angeles, CA
- Decisions
- 11,635
- Approved
- 94.4%
- Median certified wage
- $72,291
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,324 | 112 | 59 |
| FY2017 | 978 | 75 | 56 |
| FY2018 | 1,256 | 72 | 59 |
| FY2019 | 900 | 58 | 48 |
| FY2020 | 791 | 37 | 41 |
| FY2021 | 831 | 31 | 40 |
| FY2022 | 807 | 52 | 40 |
| FY2023 | 662 | 68 | 71 |
| FY2024 | 860 | 55 | 74 |
| FY2025 | 1,085 | 25 | 71 |
| FY2026 | 921 | 35 | 41 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Accountants and Auditors 882
- Software Developers, Applications 549
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 469
- Management Analysts 306
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 272
- Fashion Designers 254
- Computer Occupations, All Other 247
- Computer Systems Analysts 245
- Graphic Designers 229
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 223
Industries
- Offices of Certified Public Accountants 594
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 489
- Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 463
- Other Computer Related Services 417
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 337
- Architectural Services 288
- Full-Service Restaurants 282
- Custom Computer Programming Services 237
- Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers 235
- Engineering Services 219
Countries of citizenship
- South Korea 3,026
- India 1,331
- China 895
- Philippines 582
- Canada 414
- Japan 330
- United Kingdom 191
- Mexico 168
- Brazil 162
- France 137
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 3,474
- Master's 2,825
- None 1,454
- High School 528
- Doctorate 383
- Other 306
- Associate's 272
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,469
- F-1 1,974
- B-2 434
- L-1 410
- NOT IN USA 369
- E-2 338
- J-1 223
- TN 174
- O-1 128
- E-3 95
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.