PERM jobs in Tucson, AZ
- Decisions
- 722
- Approved
- 92.4%
- Median certified wage
- $87,048
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 68 | 5 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 73 | 7 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 42 | 6 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 59 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 76 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 43 | 8 | 10 |
| FY2023 | 37 | 2 | 23 |
| FY2024 | 57 | 5 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 67 | 11 | 5 |
| FY2026 | 59 | 0 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- Texas Instruments Incorporated 64
- University of Arizona 63
- DEVOTED GUARDIANS, INC 44
- MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC. 30
- BANNERUNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP 27
- ETQ LLC 25
- SANTA RITA LANDSCAPING, INC. 25
- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. 22
- Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre, LLC 20
- Banner University Medical Group 15
Top occupations
- Personal Care Aides 40
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 37
- Electrical Engineers 32
- Internists, General 32
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 30
- Computer Systems Analysts 25
- Mechanical Engineers 24
- Software Developers, Systems Software 22
- Nursing Assistants 20
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 18
Industries
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 63
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 63
- Engineering Services 61
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 49
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 49
- Home Health Care Services 45
- Custom Computer Programming Services 37
- Landscaping Services 30
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 27
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 19
Countries of citizenship
- India 158
- Mexico 76
- Philippines 59
- China 59
- Canada 23
- South Korea 17
- Jordan 16
- Iran 12
- Turkey 11
- United Kingdom 10
Worker's education
- Master's 201
- Bachelor's 151
- Other 83
- None 67
- Doctorate 48
- High School 13
- Associate's 5
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 332
- NOT IN USA 62
- TN 42
- L-1 41
- F-1 30
- E-2 4
- O-1 3
- B-2 3
- B-1 3
- F-2 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.