PERM jobs in San Mateo, CA
- Decisions
- 3,310
- Approved
- 98.2%
- Median certified wage
- $140,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 270 | 2 | 6 |
| FY2017 | 247 | 6 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 294 | 8 | 11 |
| FY2019 | 247 | 7 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 204 | 6 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 297 | 4 | 7 |
| FY2022 | 232 | 4 | 19 |
| FY2023 | 307 | 8 | 28 |
| FY2024 | 258 | 5 | 37 |
| FY2025 | 446 | 3 | 18 |
| FY2026 | 287 | 4 | 23 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 712
- Software Developers 458
- Software Developers, Systems Software 448
- Computer Occupations, All Other 177
- Computer Systems Analysts 129
- Home Health Aides 111
- Statisticians 109
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 103
- Sales Engineers 70
- Accountants and Auditors 67
Industries
- Software Publishers 939
- Custom Computer Programming Services 473
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 188
- Consumer Lending 150
- Software Publishers 114
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 111
- Computer Systems Design Services 92
- Marketing Consulting Services 87
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 84
- Other Computer Related Services 72
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,309
- China 469
- Philippines 127
- Canada 103
- Taiwan 43
- Japan 38
- South Korea 33
- United Kingdom 26
- France 25
- Brazil 18
Worker's education
- Master's 1,481
- Bachelor's 742
- High School 106
- Doctorate 58
- None 50
- Other 21
- Associate's 8
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,989
- L-1 97
- F-1 89
- TN 40
- NOT IN USA 23
- E-2 22
- E-3 12
- J-1 12
- O-1 8
- H-4 5
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.