PERM jobs in Pittsburgh, PA
- Decisions
- 2,973
- Approved
- 97.8%
- Median certified wage
- $103,085
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 276 | 7 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 214 | 12 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 247 | 9 | 15 |
| FY2019 | 249 | 6 | 9 |
| FY2020 | 225 | 3 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 288 | 2 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 270 | 6 | 14 |
| FY2023 | 253 | 4 | 8 |
| FY2024 | 276 | 6 | 21 |
| FY2025 | 290 | 2 | 17 |
| FY2026 | 212 | 5 | 6 |
Top sponsors
- University of Pittsburgh Physicians 150
- Duolingo, Inc. 123
- GOOGLE LLC 122
- HM HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. 110
- University of Pittsburgh 96
- The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 73
- Carnegie Mellon University 66
- SDLC MANAGEMENT INC. 63
- Galax-Esystems Corporation 62
- Motional AD, Inc. 61
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 731
- Software Developers 226
- Software Developers, Systems Software 198
- Computer Systems Analysts 168
- Computer Occupations, All Other 139
- Internists, General 88
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 72
- Mechatronics Engineers 63
- Statisticians 61
- Management Analysts 54
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 457
- Computer Systems Design Services 190
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 179
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 154
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 154
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 117
- Other Computer Related Services 116
- Commercial Banking 71
- Employment Services 62
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 60
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,312
- China 323
- Mexico 88
- Canada 87
- Pakistan 44
- South Korea 38
- Taiwan 27
- Brazil 25
- Turkey 21
- Philippines 20
Worker's education
- Master's 1,167
- Bachelor's 739
- Other 197
- Doctorate 171
- None 87
- Associate's 11
- High School 10
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,935
- F-1 143
- L-1 90
- H-2B 40
- NOT IN USA 31
- TN 21
- E-2 13
- O-1 11
- H-4 10
- J-1 9
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.