Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Canada
- Decisions
- 30,182
- Approved
- 95.6%
- Median certified wage
- $121,243
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2,539 | 310 | 98 |
| FY2009 | 1,591 | 157 | 181 |
| FY2010 | 3,657 | 296 | 157 |
| FY2011 | 2,910 | 413 | 130 |
| FY2012 | 2,722 | 287 | 142 |
| FY2013 | 1,561 | 172 | 135 |
| FY2014 | 3,052 | 154 | 186 |
| FY2015 | 2,961 | 159 | 156 |
| FY2016 | 3,998 | 202 | 150 |
| FY2017 | 3,099 | 201 | 109 |
| FY2018 | 4,136 | 160 | 122 |
| FY2019 | 3,201 | 125 | 85 |
| FY2020 | 2,801 | 105 | 90 |
| FY2021 | 3,117 | 99 | 108 |
| FY2022 | 2,486 | 136 | 186 |
| FY2023 | 2,621 | 127 | 211 |
Top sponsors
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1,609
- GOOGLE LLC 1,446
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC 884
- APPLE INC. 654
- FACEBOOK, INC. 545
- AMAZON CORPORATE LLC 403
- NVIDIA CORPORATION 198
- INTEL CORPORATION 180
- BLOOMBERG L.P. 154
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 146
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 4,367
- Software Developers, Systems Software 2,647
- Computer Systems Analysts 1,132
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 810
- Marketing Managers 731
- Mechanical Engineers 688
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 677
- Accountants and Auditors 670
- Financial Analysts 620
- Computer Occupations, All Other 606
Worksite states
- California 8,974
- Washington 3,992
- New York 3,488
- Texas 2,371
- Michigan 1,261
- Florida 1,108
- Massachusetts 947
- Illinois 897
- New Jersey 561
- Pennsylvania 559
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 2,635
- Seattle, WA 1,857
- San Francisco, CA 1,637
- Redmond, WA 1,534
- Mountain View, CA 1,017
- Cupertino, CA 652
- Houston, TX 639
- Menlo Park, CA 442
- Santa Clara, CA 438
- Chicago, IL 431
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,086
- Computer Systems Design Services 1,981
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 1,628
- Custom Computer Programming Services 1,509
- Software Publishers (NAICS 51121) 1,334
- Software Publishers (NAICS 511210) 1,049
- Electronic Computer Manufacturing 1,036
- Engineering Services 764
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 698
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 632
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 13,438
- Master's 7,109
- Other 3,283
- Doctorate 3,132
- None 2,357
- High School 443
- Associate's 418
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 15,007
- TN 9,631
- L-1 2,298
- E-2 523
- NOT IN USA 407
- F-1 322
- O-1 135
- B-2 98
- J-1 56
- H-2A 29
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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