PERM jobs in Reading, PA
- Decisions
- 289
- Approved
- 90.4%
- Median certified wage
- $89,440
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 21 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- Sure Tech Services, Inc. 139
- PENSKE LOGISTICS, LLC 30
- EnerSys Delaware Inc. 24
- Penn Street Pizza, Inc. 21
- Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. 11
- The Pennsylvania State University 10
- SAI-Med Partners, LLC 6
- SAIMED PARTNERS LLC 4
- OPTIMUM CONTROLS 3
- Cherry & CL Corporation 2
Top occupations
- Computer Programmers 110
- Software Developers, Applications 33
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 21
- Electrical Engineers 9
- Software Developers 9
- Computer Systems Analysts 9
- Natural Sciences Managers 7
- Industrial Engineers 6
- Computer Occupations, All Other 6
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 140
- Other Support Activities for Road Transportation 40
- Limited-Service Restaurants 21
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13
- Battery Manufacturing 11
- Storage Battery Manufacturing 11
- Marketing Consulting Services 10
- Primary Battery Manufacturing 3
- Pharmacies and Drug Stores 3
- Engineering Services 3
Countries of citizenship
- India 196
- Nepal 7
- Bangladesh 7
- Mexico 7
- Vietnam 6
- China 5
- Canada 4
- Pakistan 3
- Poland 3
- Uzbekistan 2
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 112
- Master's 102
- None 22
- Doctorate 15
- Other 4
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 210
- F-1 14
- L-1 7
- TN 6
- NOT IN USA 4
- H-4 3
- J-1 2
- PAROLEE 2
- L-2 1
- B-2 1
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.