Updated
PERM in Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (group 3332)
NAICS 333295
- Decisions
- 376
- Approved
- 97.3%
- Median certified wage
- $107,536
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2023
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 90 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 81 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 105 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Materials Engineers 94
- Software Developers, Systems Software 53
- Mechanical Engineers 50
- Software Developers, Applications 23
- Industrial Engineers 20
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 16
- Electrical Engineers 14
- Computer Systems Analysts 14
- Sales Engineers 12
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 9
Worksite states
- California 236
- Oregon 60
- Connecticut 28
- Pennsylvania 18
- Texas 14
- New York 9
- Arizona 7
- Idaho 2
- Virginia 1
- Ohio 1
Worksite cities
- Fremont, CA 99
- San Diego, CA 95
- Tualatin, OR 55
- Wilton, CT 28
- San Jose, CA 23
- Fort Washington, PA 17
- Austin, TX 12
- Santa Clara, CA 11
- Chandler, AZ 5
- Livermore, CA 5
Countries of citizenship
- India 138
- China 54
- South Korea 52
- Taiwan 38
- Canada 13
- Netherlands 12
- Israel 4
- Iran 4
- Japan 4
- Vietnam 4
Worker's education
- Master's 166
- Bachelor's 104
- Doctorate 83
- Other 10
- Associate's 8
- High School 3
- None 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 221
- L-1 127
- F-1 9
- TN 6
- NOT IN USA 3
- E-3 1
- L-2 1
- E-2 1
- O-1 1
- H-4 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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