Updated
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- withdrawn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. 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 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 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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