Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Australia
- Decisions
- 4,822
- Approved
- 96.8%
- Median certified wage
- $130,062
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. DOL printed the worker's citizenship on its old form, so the series runs FY2008 to FY2023. The form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry it.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | 162 | 24 | 12 |
| FY2009 | 128 | 13 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 266 | 33 | 9 |
| FY2011 | 255 | 41 | 14 |
| FY2012 | 234 | 33 | 14 |
| FY2013 | 142 | 22 | 9 |
| FY2014 | 312 | 12 | 20 |
| FY2015 | 314 | 21 | 17 |
| FY2016 | 575 | 23 | 28 |
| FY2017 | 504 | 19 | 11 |
| FY2018 | 735 | 23 | 30 |
| FY2019 | 473 | 16 | 14 |
| FY2020 | 464 | 17 | 14 |
| FY2021 | 564 | 16 | 14 |
| FY2022 | 409 | 11 | 25 |
| FY2023 | 422 | 16 | 26 |
Top sponsors
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 235
- GOOGLE LLC 214
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 189
- AMAZON CORPORATE LLC 163
- FACEBOOK, INC. 110
- APPLE INC. 69
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 58
- ERNST YOUNG U.S. LLP 47
- UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. 42
- LinkedIn Corporation 39
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 719
- Software Developers, Systems Software 391
- Computer Systems Analysts 261
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 255
- Marketing Managers 233
- Computer Occupations, All Other 164
- Management Analysts 160
- Financial Analysts 119
- Financial Managers 116
- Mechanical Engineers 105
Worksite states
- California 1,535
- New York 804
- Washington 773
- Texas 269
- Illinois 148
- Michigan 144
- Florida 132
- Massachusetts 126
- New Jersey 93
- Georgia 86
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 720
- Seattle, WA 458
- San Francisco, CA 343
- Redmond, WA 225
- Mountain View, CA 133
- Los Angeles, CA 104
- Chicago, IL 89
- Menlo Park, CA 79
- Houston, TX 77
- Cupertino, CA 67
Industries
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 445
- Custom Computer Programming Services 358
- Computer Systems Design Services 347
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 217
- Software Publishers (NAICS 51121) 198
- Software Publishers (NAICS 511210) 197
- Automobile Manufacturing 130
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 121
- Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 115
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 109
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 2,077
- Master's 1,195
- None 608
- Other 424
- Doctorate 396
- High School 72
- Associate's 50
Visa held when filed
- E-3 2,792
- H-1B 1,158
- L-1 506
- NOT IN USA 53
- F-1 43
- E-2 41
- O-1 18
- J-1 10
- B-2 10
- L-2 8
DOL printed the worker's citizenship, education and visa on its old form, and the last cases filed on it were decided in FY2024. The form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. So these pages describe FY2008 to FY2023 (years) and FY2016 to FY2024 (everything else).
Case data through Jun 30, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
What this data includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
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