PERM jobs in Norfolk, VA
- Decisions
- 696
- Approved
- 97.1%
- Median certified wage
- $96,626
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 88 | 8 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 107 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 64 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 63 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 79 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 34 | 6 | 0 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 213
- Computer Systems Analysts 74
- Computer Occupations, All Other 36
- Personal Care Aides 25
- Software Developers 23
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 22
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 16
- Software Developers, Systems Software 16
- Nursing Assistants 14
- Computer Systems Analysts 13
Industries
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 315
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 84
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 52
- Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities 50
- Landscaping Services 17
- All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 12
- Landscaping Services 12
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 10
- Other Activities Related to Real Estate 10
- Mobile Food Services 9
Countries of citizenship
- India 394
- Ghana 16
- El Salvador 16
- China 15
- Canada 12
- Nigeria 10
- South Korea 9
- Philippines 8
- Iran 7
- Pakistan 6
Worker's education
- Master's 238
- Bachelor's 198
- None 52
- Doctorate 41
- Other 22
- High School 7
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 466
- NOT IN USA 27
- F-1 17
- EWI 7
- H-2B 5
- TPS 4
- B-2 3
- L-1 3
- O-1 2
- TN 2
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.