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PERM in Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
NAICS 213112
- Decisions
- 828
- Approved
- 94.7%
- Median certified wage
- $112,847
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, and 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 118 | 12 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 74 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 92 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 97 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 75 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 62 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 45 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 53 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 61 | 1 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 41 | 4 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- National Oilwell Varco, L.P. 121
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation 87
- NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES, INC. 41
- Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC 19
- EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLC 17
- Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc. 15
- CITGO PETROLEUM 14
- STATOIL GULF SERVICES LLC 14
- Saipem America, Inc. 12
- Subsea 7 US LLC 11
Top occupations
- Mechanical Engineers 93
- Software Developers, Applications 68
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 39
- Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 38
- Petroleum Engineers 37
- Computer Systems Analysts 29
- General and Operations Managers 26
- Industrial Engineers 25
- Software Developers 23
- Electrical Engineers 20
Worksite states
- Texas 671
- Colorado 25
- California 18
- Louisiana 15
- Oklahoma 14
- Florida 11
- North Dakota 8
- Ohio 8
- Connecticut 7
- Wyoming 6
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 492
- Midland, TX 28
- Sugar Land, TX 24
- Denver, CO 16
- Austin, TX 14
- The Woodlands, TX 12
- Rosharon, TX 10
- Menlo Park, CA 10
- Katy, TX 10
- Odessa, TX 8
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 320
- Bachelor's 267
- None 56
- Doctorate 30
- Other 16
- High School 8
- Associate's 8
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 402
- L-1 162
- TN 44
- E-2 21
- F-1 18
- NOT IN USA 11
- O-1 6
- PAROLEE 5
- B-2 5
- B-1 3
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 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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