PERM jobs in Lowell, MA
- Decisions
- 255
- Approved
- 93.6%
- Median certified wage
- $112,013
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 20 | 1 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 26 | 3 | 5 |
Top sponsors
- University of Massachusetts Lowell 48
- KRONOS INCORPORATE 34
- NEW ENGLAND INPATIENT SPECIALIST LLC 12
- ARRIS GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. 9
- Lowell Community Health Center 7
- NETNUMBER, INC. 7
- ARRIS Technology, Inc. 7
- CommScope Technologies LLC 6
- New England Inpatient Specialists, LLC 6
- F5 NETWORKS, INC. 6
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 26
- Software Developers, Applications 19
- Internists, General 14
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 13
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10
- Computer Occupations, All Other 9
- Computer Systems Analysts 8
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 8
- Software Developers 7
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 7
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 48
- Custom Computer Programming Services 38
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 15
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 14
- Telecommunications 9
- Offices of Physicians 7
- Engineering Services 7
- Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing 6
- Residential Remodelers 5
- All Other Outpatient Care Centers 5
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 66
- Master's 47
- Doctorate 42
- Other 26
- High School 8
- None 7
- Associate's 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 151
- L-1 17
- F-1 8
- B-2 7
- F-2 3
- E-3 2
- NOT IN USA 1
- J-1 1
- H-1B1 1
- H-4 1
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.