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PERM in Packaging Machinery Manufacturing
NAICS 333993
- Decisions
- 409
- Approved
- 93.6%
- Median certified wage
- $87,901
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 37 | 5 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 38 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 35 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 42 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 62 | 3 | 1 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Mechanical Engineers 56
- Industrial Engineers 39
- Electrical Engineers 34
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 30
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians 30
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 29
- Sales Engineers 17
- Mechatronics Engineers 15
- Sales Managers 11
- Industrial Production Managers 10
Worksite states
- Wisconsin 69
- Texas 59
- Illinois 55
- Georgia 53
- North Carolina 21
- Virginia 20
- New Jersey 19
- Florida 16
- Michigan 14
- California 13
Worksite cities
- Franklin, WI 58
- Denton, TX 53
- Norcross, GA 38
- Vernon Hills, IL 22
- Richmond, VA 14
- Skokie, IL 14
- Raleigh, NC 10
- Wyoming, MI 9
- Winsted, MN 9
- Charlotte, NC 6
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 126
- Master's 70
- High School 33
- None 27
- Other 24
- Associate's 10
Visa held when filed
- L-1 133
- H-1B 87
- E-2 39
- TN 8
- F-1 6
- E-1 3
- NOT IN USA 2
- B-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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