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PERM in Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
NAICS 333242
- Decisions
- 1,043
- Approved
- 98.4%
- Median certified wage
- $119,600
- Years
- FY2017 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 44 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 118 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 120 | 3 | 9 |
| FY2022 | 108 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 79 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 71 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 216 | 1 | 10 |
| FY2026 | 209 | 2 | 7 |
Top sponsors
- ASML US, LP 672
- ASM AMERICA INC. 175
- LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 30
- Hermes Microvision, Inc. 25
- Cymer, LLC 15
- QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. 15
- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. 14
- Axcelis Technologies, Inc. 10
- Nuvia, Inc. 10
- MATTSON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7
Top occupations
Worksite states
- California 381
- Connecticut 283
- Arizona 216
- Oregon 63
- Texas 29
- Massachusetts 21
- Idaho 14
- New York 12
- Pennsylvania 11
- Virginia 6
Worksite cities
- Wilton, CT 283
- San Jose, CA 188
- Phoenix, AZ 183
- San Diego, CA 138
- Hillsboro, OR 53
- Chandler, AZ 28
- Fremont, CA 24
- Austin, TX 22
- Santa Clara, CA 19
- Boise, ID 13
Countries of citizenship
- India 262
- China 98
- Taiwan 49
- South Korea 47
- Netherlands 34
- Canada 14
- Japan 8
- Israel 7
- Ireland 7
- Philippines 7
Worker's education
- Master's 318
- Bachelor's 155
- Doctorate 100
- Associate's 7
- Other 5
- High School 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 369
- L-1 150
- F-1 27
- TN 8
- E-2 3
- NOT IN USA 2
- O-1 2
- J-1 1
- E-1 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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