PERM jobs in San Diego, CA
- Decisions
- 9,504
- Approved
- 97.7%
- Median certified wage
- $107,328
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 781 | 19 | 28 |
| FY2017 | 1,083 | 21 | 19 |
| FY2018 | 1,090 | 22 | 24 |
| FY2019 | 681 | 28 | 23 |
| FY2020 | 864 | 9 | 35 |
| FY2021 | 915 | 16 | 20 |
| FY2022 | 843 | 21 | 38 |
| FY2023 | 798 | 23 | 38 |
| FY2024 | 621 | 19 | 39 |
| FY2025 | 752 | 14 | 32 |
| FY2026 | 543 | 20 | 25 |
Top sponsors
- Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. 2,194
- Intuit Inc. 365
- ILLUMINA 346
- ServiceNow, Inc. 220
- Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. 198
- ASML US, LP 163
- PFS, LLC 147
- VAStek Inc. 146
- Intel Corporation 139
- QUALCOMM, INC. 133
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 1,832
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,466
- Software Developers, Applications 1,139
- Software Developers 454
- Computer Systems Analysts 330
- Computer Occupations, All Other 277
- Industrial Engineers 205
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 147
- Mechanical Engineers 145
- Cooks, Restaurant 144
Industries
- Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2,568
- Custom Computer Programming Services 816
- Computer Systems Design Services 627
- Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 383
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 263
- Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing 232
- Engineering Services 195
- Full-Service Restaurants 179
- Limited-Service Restaurants 179
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 145
Countries of citizenship
- India 4,459
- China 841
- South Korea 358
- Canada 317
- Mexico 288
- Taiwan 173
- Brazil 128
- Philippines 99
- Japan 86
- Thailand 84
Worker's education
- Master's 4,592
- Bachelor's 2,149
- None 476
- Doctorate 468
- Other 149
- High School 121
- Associate's 34
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 5,766
- L-1 610
- F-1 451
- NOT IN USA 205
- TN 200
- E-2 135
- B-2 48
- H-4 33
- O-1 27
- J-1 23
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.