PERM jobs in Santa Ana, CA
- Decisions
- 773
- Approved
- 92.4%
- Median certified wage
- $79,955
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 97 | 7 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 43 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 95 | 10 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 62 | 7 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 49 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 73 | 5 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 58 | 10 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 65 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2026 | 49 | 3 | 7 |
Top sponsors
- OC Metals Inc. 55
- Westways Staffing Services, Inc. 38
- FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY 22
- NEXINFO SOLUTIONS, INC 21
- HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES 18
- Robinson Pharma, Inc. 15
- OPTUM SERVICES, INC. 14
- Collectors Universe, Inc. 9
- Bravo Meat Company, Inc. 9
- Madoka International Inc. 9
Top occupations
Industries
- Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing 55
- Custom Computer Programming Services 41
- Engineering Services 38
- Temporary Help Services 38
- Other Activities Related to Real Estate 27
- Computer Systems Design Services 26
- Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 18
- Full-Service Restaurants 15
- Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 15
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 12
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 215
- Master's 195
- High School 95
- None 75
- Other 18
- Doctorate 16
- Associate's 11
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 253
- F-1 110
- L-1 24
- NOT IN USA 21
- E-2 19
- EWI 17
- TN 17
- B-2 12
- J-1 3
- E-3 2
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.