PERM jobs in Minneapolis, MN
- Decisions
- 3,288
- Approved
- 98.3%
- Median certified wage
- $107,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 232 | 9 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 181 | 9 | 7 |
| FY2018 | 269 | 3 | 12 |
| FY2019 | 215 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 209 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 226 | 4 | 17 |
| FY2022 | 360 | 5 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 341 | 4 | 22 |
| FY2024 | 350 | 5 | 28 |
| FY2025 | 441 | 4 | 22 |
| FY2026 | 268 | 2 | 8 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 691
- Software Developers 325
- Computer and Information Research Scientists 222
- Computer Occupations, All Other 190
- Computer Systems Analysts 163
- Project Management Specialists 146
- Software Developers, Systems Software 106
- Statisticians 96
- Accountants and Auditors 80
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 52
Industries
- Commercial Banking 489
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 209
- Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 202
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 192
- Investment Advice 181
- General Merchandise Stores 171
- Commercial Banking 124
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 116
- Custom Computer Programming Services 110
- All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers 82
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,711
- China 163
- Canada 63
- South Korea 43
- Nepal 40
- Mexico 36
- Brazil 26
- Philippines 26
- Iran 18
- Taiwan 16
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 1,082
- Master's 1,045
- Doctorate 149
- None 79
- Other 74
- High School 25
- Associate's 9
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 2,096
- L-1 75
- F-1 73
- NOT IN USA 47
- TN 26
- E-2 8
- E-3 7
- H-4 7
- J-1 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.