PERM jobs in Southfield, MI
- Decisions
- 2,544
- Approved
- 97.3%
- Median certified wage
- $92,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 299 | 14 | 10 |
| FY2017 | 251 | 7 | 12 |
| FY2018 | 331 | 10 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 246 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 173 | 5 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 216 | 2 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 179 | 2 | 65 |
| FY2023 | 145 | 6 | 13 |
| FY2024 | 174 | 3 | 10 |
| FY2025 | 201 | 7 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 122 | 4 | 6 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 956
- Software Developers 190
- Software Developers, Systems Software 177
- Mechanical Engineers 166
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 145
- Computer Systems Analysts 118
- Computer Occupations, All Other 74
- Electrical Engineers 64
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 63
- Industrial Engineers 43
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,148
- Engineering Services 201
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 158
- Janitorial Services 149
- Computer Systems Design Services 138
- Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing 90
- Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 88
- Other Activities Related to Credit Intermediation 47
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 43
- Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 27
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 998
- Master's 970
- None 117
- Other 36
- Doctorate 33
- Associate's 18
- High School 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,661
- F-1 135
- L-1 123
- NOT IN USA 103
- TN 65
- E-2 21
- H-4 12
- L-2 5
- E-3 4
- PAROLEE 3
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.