PERM jobs in Philadelphia, PA
- Decisions
- 3,976
- Approved
- 94.7%
- Median certified wage
- $102,877
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 314 | 16 | 16 |
| FY2017 | 249 | 13 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 336 | 10 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 281 | 13 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 289 | 8 | 9 |
| FY2021 | 368 | 7 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 292 | 6 | 107 |
| FY2023 | 347 | 7 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 328 | 109 | 19 |
| FY2025 | 394 | 5 | 11 |
| FY2026 | 372 | 6 | 6 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 513
- Computer Occupations, All Other 269
- Software Developers 246
- Software Developers, Systems Software 204
- Computer Systems Analysts 198
- Accountants and Auditors 160
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 144
- Helpers--Production Workers 117
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 103
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 89
Industries
- Cable and Other Subscription Programming 800
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 296
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 209
- Limited-Service Restaurants 198
- Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers 197
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 167
- Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers 113
- Custom Computer Programming Services 113
- Offices of Certified Public Accountants 110
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 104
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,562
- China 269
- Nepal 140
- South Korea 116
- Bangladesh 85
- Brazil 73
- Canada 67
- Pakistan 54
- Vietnam 47
- Philippines 39
Worker's education
- Master's 1,131
- Bachelor's 1,010
- None 522
- Doctorate 187
- Other 181
- High School 80
- Associate's 12
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 2,168
- F-1 348
- NOT IN USA 161
- L-1 101
- B-2 63
- J-1 19
- TN 18
- F-2 17
- E-2 12
- H-4 11
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.