PERM jobs in Palo Alto, CA
- Decisions
- 8,547
- Approved
- 98.8%
- Median certified wage
- $141,378
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,049 | 21 | 27 |
| FY2017 | 677 | 16 | 16 |
| FY2018 | 941 | 6 | 20 |
| FY2019 | 728 | 8 | 13 |
| FY2020 | 808 | 7 | 30 |
| FY2021 | 773 | 10 | 24 |
| FY2022 | 508 | 6 | 24 |
| FY2023 | 810 | 5 | 38 |
| FY2024 | 659 | 16 | 46 |
| FY2025 | 823 | 1 | 38 |
| FY2026 | 378 | 2 | 19 |
Top sponsors
- VMware, Inc. 1,996
- TESLA, INC. 467
- Rubrik, Inc. 315
- SAP Labs, LLC 285
- UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. 250
- GOOGLE LLC 197
- RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 194
- Ariba, Inc. 156
- A9.COM, INC. 152
- GROUPON, INC. 150
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 2,284
- Software Developers, Systems Software 2,052
- Software Developers 823
- Computer Systems Analysts 374
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 296
- Computer Occupations, All Other 273
- Statisticians 184
- Mechanical Engineers 152
- Marketing Managers 151
- Data Scientists 99
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 3,025
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 715
- Automobile Manufacturing 585
- Software Publishers 490
- Other Computer Related Services 475
- Computer Systems Design Services 449
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 369
- Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities 168
- Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 141
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 138
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 4,750
- Bachelor's 1,950
- Doctorate 311
- Other 94
- None 70
- High School 11
- Associate's 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 5,980
- L-1 601
- F-1 164
- TN 63
- NOT IN USA 49
- O-1 34
- E-3 34
- E-1 28
- J-1 21
- E-2 20
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.