PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of United States Of America
- Decisions
- 1,135
- Approved
- 70.4%
- Median certified wage
- $87,370
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 144 | 39 | 33 |
| FY2009 | 70 | 12 | 12 |
| FY2010 | 142 | 31 | 7 |
| FY2011 | 85 | 50 | 11 |
| FY2012 | 56 | 38 | 15 |
| FY2013 | 60 | 26 | 9 |
| FY2014 | 103 | 23 | 16 |
| FY2015 | 131 | 21 | 16 |
| FY2016 | 151 | 30 | 16 |
| FY2017 | 101 | 40 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 102 | 49 | 14 |
| FY2019 | 54 | 56 | 11 |
| FY2020 | 64 | 30 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 71 | 28 | 12 |
| FY2022 | 57 | 30 | 12 |
| FY2023 | 69 | 29 | 11 |
Top sponsors
- COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPORATION 25
- WIPRO LIMITED 6
- SALESFORCE.COM 6
- CAPGEMINI AMERICA, INC. 5
- COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. 5
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5
- INFOSYS LTD. 4
- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 4
- TIBCO SOFTWARE INC. 4
- GOOGLE LLC 4
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 226
- Computer Systems Analysts 52
- Computer Occupations, All Other 37
- Software Developers, Systems Software 37
- Accountants and Auditors 23
- Statisticians 18
- Mechanical Engineers 18
- Software Developers 17
- Financial Analysts 16
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14
Worksite states
- California 215
- Texas 130
- New York 113
- New Jersey 80
- Florida 77
- Illinois 67
- Virginia 47
- Massachusetts 46
- Georgia 39
- Michigan 30
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 62
- San Francisco, CA 32
- College Station, TX 26
- Chicago, IL 25
- Houston, TX 22
- Miami, FL 16
- Los Angeles, CA 14
- Mountain View, CA 14
- Santa Clara, CA 11
- Dallas, TX 10
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 190
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 55
- Computer Systems Design Services 53
- Engineering Services 32
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 20
- Software Publishers 17
- Food Services and Drinking Places 16
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 14
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 13
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12
Worker's education
- Master's 437
- Bachelor's 357
- None 134
- High School 75
- Doctorate 57
- Other 55
- Associate's 20
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 691
- F-1 114
- B-2 47
- L-1 39
- E-2 24
- EWI 23
- H-2B 16
- TN 14
- J-1 12
- F-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: 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.