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PERM in Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
NAICS 334413
- Decisions
- 10,023
- Approved
- 98.3%
- Median certified wage
- $115,420
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,182 | 22 | 45 |
| FY2017 | 693 | 22 | 30 |
| FY2018 | 1,105 | 20 | 34 |
| FY2019 | 1,008 | 13 | 21 |
| FY2020 | 822 | 21 | 32 |
| FY2021 | 989 | 7 | 16 |
| FY2022 | 883 | 20 | 47 |
| FY2023 | 582 | 17 | 35 |
| FY2024 | 527 | 4 | 31 |
| FY2025 | 747 | 6 | 43 |
| FY2026 | 948 | 8 | 43 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
Worksite states
- California 4,874
- Texas 1,635
- Idaho 795
- Massachusetts 502
- Arizona 491
- New York 355
- Oregon 212
- North Carolina 190
- Virginia 183
- Colorado 132
Worksite cities
- San Jose, CA 2,023
- Austin, TX 1,504
- Santa Clara, CA 1,312
- Boise, ID 759
- Fremont, CA 343
- Malta, NY 313
- San Diego, CA 232
- Sunnyvale, CA 189
- Manassas, VA 183
- Milpitas, CA 180
Countries of citizenship
- India 4,668
- China 1,437
- Taiwan 306
- South Korea 255
- Canada 230
- Singapore 112
- Philippines 94
- Italy 77
- Malaysia 75
- Japan 65
Worker's education
- Master's 5,554
- Bachelor's 1,662
- Doctorate 845
- Other 52
- None 29
- Associate's 9
- High School 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 6,507
- L-1 1,092
- F-1 309
- TN 78
- O-1 31
- E-2 22
- NOT IN USA 19
- L-2 13
- H-4 13
- PAROLEE 11
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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