PERM jobs in Washington, DC
- Decisions
- 4,015
- Approved
- 94.5%
- Median certified wage
- $99,920
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 402 | 26 | 23 |
| FY2017 | 297 | 29 | 16 |
| FY2018 | 424 | 20 | 22 |
| FY2019 | 289 | 17 | 15 |
| FY2020 | 309 | 17 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 371 | 21 | 18 |
| FY2022 | 231 | 9 | 18 |
| FY2023 | 258 | 24 | 14 |
| FY2024 | 304 | 17 | 22 |
| FY2025 | 400 | 15 | 35 |
| FY2026 | 309 | 16 | 20 |
Top sponsors
- Georgetown University 127
- BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 119
- The George Washington University 51
- MCKINSEY & COMPANY, INC. UNITED STATES 50
- EastBanc Technologies, LLC 50
- EAB Global, Inc. 48
- NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION AMTRAK 47
- AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH 46
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 39
- FANNIE MAE 39
Top occupations
Industries
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 255
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 252
- Custom Computer Programming Services 218
- Offices of Lawyers 179
- Full-Service Restaurants 161
- Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities 130
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 119
- Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 119
- Food Services and Drinking Places 106
- Architectural Services 88
Countries of citizenship
- India 763
- China 419
- South Korea 123
- Canada 116
- Thailand 89
- Pakistan 72
- El Salvador 72
- Philippines 72
- Turkey 72
- United Kingdom 63
Worker's education
- Master's 1,333
- Bachelor's 682
- Doctorate 374
- None 372
- Other 221
- High School 149
- Associate's 27
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 2,025
- F-1 241
- L-1 59
- G-4 58
- NOT IN USA 58
- A1/A2 56
- B-2 50
- TN 40
- J-1 38
- TPS 29
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.