Updated
PERM in Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
NAICS 236220
- Decisions
- 3,534
- Approved
- 91.6%
- Median certified wage
- $70,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 199 | 23 | 11 |
| FY2017 | 179 | 42 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 230 | 8 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 177 | 26 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 154 | 29 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 236 | 62 | 9 |
| FY2022 | 212 | 18 | 13 |
| FY2023 | 346 | 23 | 12 |
| FY2024 | 298 | 17 | 32 |
| FY2025 | 542 | 19 | 43 |
| FY2026 | 506 | 16 | 26 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Construction Managers 707
- Civil Engineers 626
- Carpenters 299
- Cost Estimators 253
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 163
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 148
- Construction Laborers 91
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 88
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 58
- Mechanical Engineers 58
Worksite states
- Guam 810
- California 475
- New York 451
- Florida 261
- Texas 228
- Virginia 120
- Maryland 114
- Georgia 94
- New Jersey 93
- Illinois 75
Worksite cities
- Tamuning, GU 543
- New York, NY 193
- Barrigada, GU 98
- San Francisco, CA 89
- Miami, FL 86
- Brooklyn, NY 62
- Los Angeles, CA 53
- Yigo, GU 49
- Chicago, IL 44
- Dallas, TX 43
Countries of citizenship
- India 479
- Philippines 427
- Mexico 166
- Ireland 143
- China 106
- Canada 89
- Venezuela 84
- South Korea 64
- El Salvador 57
- Iran 55
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 768
- Master's 744
- None 377
- High School 324
- Other 27
- Associate's 20
- Doctorate 17
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 978
- H-2B 236
- F-1 220
- NOT IN USA 132
- TN 88
- B-2 73
- E-2 56
- TPS 52
- EWI 41
- L-1 39
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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