PERM jobs in Richmond, VA
- Decisions
- 1,947
- Approved
- 96.2%
- Median certified wage
- $97,500
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 253 | 12 | 7 |
| FY2017 | 162 | 7 | 7 |
| FY2018 | 167 | 8 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 233 | 15 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 146 | 6 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 161 | 4 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 159 | 4 | 9 |
| FY2023 | 105 | 12 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 124 | 1 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 156 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 145 | 2 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- Capital One Services, LLC 447
- ANTHEM, INC. 146
- Virginia Commonwealth University 52
- BNBL II, Inc. 43
- American Infosys, Inc. 41
- Precious Time LLC 40
- VCU Health System Authority 35
- Elevance Health, Inc. 35
- CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC 34
- Deloitte Consulting LLP 30
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 623
- Computer Systems Analysts 110
- Software Developers 92
- Computer Occupations, All Other 89
- Operations Research Analysts 82
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 47
- Nannies 41
- Statisticians 36
- Software Developers, Systems Software 25
- Economists 24
Industries
- Credit Card Issuing 447
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 182
- Custom Computer Programming Services 150
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 71
- Commercial Banking 54
- Used Car Dealers 42
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 42
- Child Care Services 40
- Computer Systems Design Services 35
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 32
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,061
- China 64
- South Korea 44
- Canada 43
- El Salvador 33
- Mexico 31
- Brazil 29
- United Kingdom 22
- Pakistan 20
- Nepal 19
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 647
- Master's 570
- None 201
- Doctorate 79
- Other 72
- High School 34
- Associate's 7
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,243
- L-1 65
- F-1 36
- B-2 34
- NOT IN USA 26
- TPS 25
- EWI 24
- E-2 20
- TN 10
- H-2B 7
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.