Updated
PERM in Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
NAICS 334112
- Decisions
- 1,677
- Approved
- 99.0%
- Median certified wage
- $125,789
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 193 | 1 | 11 |
| FY2017 | 154 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 237 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 226 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 178 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 176 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 174 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 110 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 73 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 604
- NUTANIX, INC. 444
- Seagate US LLC 186
- HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES 154
- NIMBLE STORAGE, INC. 55
- Extreme Networks Inc 36
- SEAGATE CLOUD SYSTEMS, INC. 25
- WESTERN DIGITAL FREMONT, LLC 19
- Headway Technologies, INC. 15
- ACTIFIO, INC 12
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 472
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 279
- Software Developers, Applications 119
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 91
- Computer Systems Analysts 82
- Materials Engineers 59
- Computer Occupations, All Other 57
- Logisticians 56
- Industrial Engineers 49
- Electrical Engineers 41
Worksite states
- California 1,331
- Colorado 100
- North Carolina 86
- Minnesota 74
- Washington 30
- Massachusetts 19
- Oklahoma 9
- Texas 7
- Florida 3
- Arizona 3
Worksite cities
- San Jose, CA 635
- Milpitas, CA 433
- Longmont, CO 84
- Fremont, CA 76
- Durham, NC 73
- Irvine, CA 71
- Shakopee, MN 36
- Bloomington, MN 29
- Seattle, WA 27
- Santa Clara, CA 20
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,022
- China 192
- Taiwan 46
- South Korea 37
- United Kingdom 24
- Canada 21
- Japan 18
- Malaysia 15
- Iran 10
- Thailand 9
Worker's education
- Master's 1,018
- Bachelor's 348
- Doctorate 118
- None 24
- Other 14
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,255
- L-1 152
- F-1 79
- O-1 7
- NOT IN USA 6
- TN 5
- H-4 4
- E-2 2
- E-3 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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