Updated
PERM in Electronic Computer Manufacturing
NAICS 334111
- Decisions
- 23,016
- Approved
- 98.9%
- Median certified wage
- $141,601
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2,470 | 30 | 33 |
| FY2017 | 1,594 | 17 | 16 |
| FY2018 | 1,741 | 17 | 18 |
| FY2019 | 2,551 | 15 | 48 |
| FY2020 | 1,897 | 9 | 36 |
| FY2021 | 2,226 | 20 | 49 |
| FY2022 | 2,315 | 19 | 52 |
| FY2023 | 2,009 | 7 | 74 |
| FY2024 | 2,151 | 9 | 135 |
| FY2025 | 1,830 | 7 | 155 |
| FY2026 | 1,345 | 86 | 35 |
Top sponsors
- APPLE INC. 11,047
- Cisco Systems, Inc. 6,018
- NVIDIA Corporation 3,773
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 843
- HP Inc. 246
- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 155
- PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA 129
- Panasonic Avionics Corporation 121
- FITBIT, INC. 75
- DASSAULT SYSTEMES AMERICAS CORP. 44
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 7,027
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 4,159
- Software Developers 2,057
- Software Developers, Applications 1,661
- Computer Occupations, All Other 712
- Computer Systems Analysts 653
- Sales Engineers 518
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 464
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 455
- Computer Hardware Engineers 410
Worksite states
- California 19,126
- Texas 1,407
- North Carolina 804
- Washington 390
- Massachusetts 307
- Georgia 176
- New Jersey 121
- Oregon 99
- New York 82
- Florida 80
Worksite cities
- Cupertino, CA 10,198
- San Jose, CA 4,500
- Santa Clara, CA 3,330
- Austin, TX 886
- Research Triangle Park, NC 676
- San Francisco, CA 475
- Richardson, TX 309
- Seattle, WA 186
- San Diego, CA 145
- Palo Alto, CA 120
Countries of citizenship
- India 12,253
- China 2,693
- Canada 1,036
- Taiwan 339
- France 246
- United Kingdom 242
- South Korea 209
- Mexico 195
- Brazil 153
- Germany 148
Worker's education
- Master's 12,433
- Bachelor's 5,580
- Doctorate 858
- Other 246
- None 245
- Associate's 14
- High School 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 16,146
- L-1 1,889
- F-1 637
- TN 216
- O-1 144
- H-4 87
- NOT IN USA 54
- E-2 42
- E-3 33
- L-2 29
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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