Updated
PERM in Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
NAICS 333314
- Decisions
- 567
- Approved
- 98.9%
- Median certified wage
- $118,150
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 64 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 83 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2023 | 70 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 51 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- KLA Corporation 184
- KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION 132
- KLATencor Corporation 69
- Essilor of America, Inc. 22
- IIVI INCORPORATED 19
- LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC. 9
- MEI System, Inc. 7
- LEICA BIOSYSTEMS IMAGING 7
- Cepton Technologies, Inc. 6
- COOPERVISION 4
Top occupations
Worksite states
- California 352
- Texas 47
- New York 43
- Michigan 43
- Oregon 18
- Illinois 15
- New Jersey 10
- Massachusetts 8
- Idaho 7
- Washington 5
Worksite cities
- Milpitas, CA 286
- Ann Arbor, MI 39
- Dallas, TX 21
- San Jose, CA 17
- Malta, NY 17
- Austin, TX 16
- Sunnyvale, CA 13
- Beaverton, OR 13
- Vista, CA 8
- Wood Dale, IL 7
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 296
- Bachelor's 120
- Doctorate 89
- None 12
- High School 3
- Other 1
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 347
- L-1 110
- F-1 26
- TN 11
- E-2 7
- O-1 5
- NOT IN USA 5
- B-2 2
- H-4 2
- 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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