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PERM in Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
NAICS 334310
- Decisions
- 465
- Approved
- 96.5%
- Median certified wage
- $113,610
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 62 | 5 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 47 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- Sonos, Inc. 87
- Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. 65
- BOSE CORPORATION 50
- Polycom, Inc. 40
- TECHNICOLOR CONNECTED HOME USA, LLC 19
- RGB SYSTEMS DBA EXTRON ELECTRONICS 17
- Goertek Electronics Inc 15
- DTS, INC. 13
- Avid Technology, Inc 8
- QSC, LLC 8
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 92
- Software Developers, Applications 46
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 34
- Computer Occupations, All Other 33
- Software Developers 24
- Computer Systems Analysts 23
- Electrical Engineers 21
- Mechanical Engineers 16
- Industrial Engineers 16
- Marketing Managers 15
Worksite states
- California 175
- Massachusetts 97
- Michigan 78
- Texas 28
- Georgia 12
- Colorado 11
- North Carolina 10
- Washington 10
- Indiana 10
- New Jersey 6
Worksite cities
- Novi, MI 71
- Santa Barbara, CA 49
- Framingham, MA 36
- Boston, MA 31
- San Jose, CA 21
- Santa Clara, CA 16
- Anaheim, CA 14
- Austin, TX 14
- Indianapolis, IN 10
- Burlington, MA 8
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 225
- Bachelor's 159
- None 12
- Doctorate 10
- High School 4
- Other 4
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 323
- L-1 30
- TN 23
- F-1 7
- NOT IN USA 7
- E-2 5
- O-1 2
- B-2 2
- H-4 1
- J-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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