PERM in Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
NAICS 213111
- Decisions
- 217
- Approved
- 96.2%
- Median certified wage
- $110,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 39 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. 29
- Sun Energy Services LLC 21
- Citadel Drilling (USA) Ltd. 17
- Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc. 12
- SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8
- Hydrogeo Energy LLC 5
- Seadrill Americas, Inc. 5
- HELMERICH PAYNE, INC. 5
- CANRIG DRILLING TECHNOLOGY LTD. 5
- Newpark Resources, Inc. 4
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 23
- Petroleum Engineers 19
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 17
- Mechanical Engineers 16
- General and Operations Managers 13
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 9
- Software Developers 8
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians 7
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 6
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 6
Worksite states
- Texas 153
- Pennsylvania 23
- Colorado 12
- California 9
- Oklahoma 5
- Louisiana 4
- North Dakota 4
- New York 2
- Kansas 2
- Minnesota 1
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 95
- Zelienople, PA 20
- Odessa, TX 18
- Midland, TX 11
- Denver, CO 7
- Dallas, TX 4
- Bakersfield, CA 4
- The Woodlands, TX 4
- Fulshear, TX 3
- Katy, TX 3
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 56
- Master's 44
- None 28
- High School 9
- Other 3
- Doctorate 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 65
- L-1 28
- TN 21
- E-2 8
- B-2 3
- F-1 3
- NOT IN USA 3
- L-2 2
- TPS 1
The industry is the NAICS code the employer entered on the form. DOL publishes the code alone; the title is the Census Bureau's, and a code Census never defined takes its parent group's title.
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.