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PERM in Petroleum Refineries
NAICS 324110
- Decisions
- 279
- Approved
- 94.4%
- Median certified wage
- $124,464
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- Valero Energy Corporation 66
- CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY 51
- Phillips 66 Company 20
- TESORO COMPANIES, INC. 20
- Valero Services, Inc. 11
- Marathon Petroleum Company LP 10
- UOP LLC 9
- Delek US Holdings, Inc. 7
- HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION 6
- Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi, LLC 5
Top occupations
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 53
- Software Developers, Applications 38
- Chemical Engineers 27
- Mechanical Engineers 20
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 11
- Software Developers 10
- Petroleum Engineers 7
- Electrical Engineers 7
- Computer Occupations, All Other 7
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 7
Worksite states
- Texas 179
- Oklahoma 25
- California 16
- Tennessee 12
- Illinois 9
- Alaska 7
- Kansas 6
- Hawaii 3
- Minnesota 3
- New Hampshire 2
Worksite cities
- San Antonio, TX 105
- Houston, TX 48
- Bartlesville, OK 19
- Brentwood, TN 9
- Corpus Christi, TX 8
- Anchorage, AK 7
- Midland, TX 5
- Dallas, TX 5
- Des Plaines, IL 5
- Wichita, KS 4
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 107
- Master's 97
- Doctorate 18
- None 6
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 177
- L-1 25
- TN 16
- O-1 2
- E-3 2
- F-1 2
- J-1 1
- TPS 1
- NOT IN USA 1
- L-2 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 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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