PERM jobs in West Des Moines, IA
- Decisions
- 562
- Approved
- 97.2%
- Median certified wage
- $87,277
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 63 | 6 | 8 |
| FY2024 | 52 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 97 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 47 | 1 | 4 |
Top sponsors
- KANAP SYSTEMS LLC 113
- EGIANTS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 79
- PIONEER CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC 49
- E-GIANTS TECHNOLOGIES LLC 48
- PIONEER CONSULTING LLC 45
- Athene Annuity and Life Company 42
- QUALITY CONSULTING INC DBA QCI 39
- EPATHUSA INC. 31
- NYBBLE TEKSOLUTIONS INC 11
- Advanced Technologies Group, LLC 9
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 247
- Software Developers 150
- Computer Systems Analysts 22
- Computer Occupations, All Other 20
- Software Developers, Systems Software 14
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 11
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 10
- Actuaries 8
- Data Scientists 7
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators 5
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 313
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 90
- Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds 27
- Other Computer Related Services 24
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 18
- Direct Life Insurance Carriers 15
- Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 11
- All Other Insurance Related Activities 5
- Marketing Consulting Services 5
- Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 5
Countries of citizenship
- India 347
- China 10
- Malaysia 6
- Vietnam 4
- Canada 3
- Nepal 3
- Pakistan 2
- South Korea 2
- Ghana 1
- Kenya 1
Worker's education
- Master's 296
- Bachelor's 83
- None 4
- Doctorate 3
- Other 2
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 343
- F-1 30
- H-4 3
- PAROLEE 3
- TN 2
- NOT IN USA 1
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.