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PERM in Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing
NAICS 335311
- Decisions
- 860
- Approved
- 98.2%
- Median certified wage
- $91,645
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 141 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 125 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 79 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 44 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 43 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 62 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 78 | 1 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- Schneider Electric USA, Inc. 254
- ABB Inc. 167
- HYUNDAI POWER TRANSFORMERS USA 83
- LUTRON ELECTRONICS CO., INC. 39
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SOFTWARE LLC 27
- AVEVA SOFTWARE, LLC 24
- ABB ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, INC. 23
- HD HYUNDAI POWER TRANSFORMERS USA, INC. 21
- EATON CORPORATION 14
- Hyosung HICO, Ltd. 13
Top occupations
- Electrical Engineers 200
- Software Developers, Applications 54
- Industrial Engineers 51
- Mechanical Engineers 48
- Computer Systems Analysts 47
- Sales Engineers 37
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 33
- Software Developers, Systems Software 31
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 26
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 21
Worksite states
- Texas 110
- Alabama 105
- Tennessee 96
- Pennsylvania 63
- Massachusetts 61
- North Carolina 53
- California 51
- Georgia 40
- Wisconsin 33
- Illinois 33
Worksite cities
- Montgomery, AL 104
- Houston, TX 54
- Franklin, TN 54
- Andover, MA 39
- Coopersburg, PA 34
- Raleigh, NC 25
- El Paso, TX 21
- Lake Forest, CA 19
- Smyrna, TN 17
- St. Louis, MO 17
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 356
- Master's 270
- High School 34
- None 17
- Other 12
- Doctorate 12
- Associate's 10
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 433
- L-1 173
- TN 37
- F-1 21
- E-2 19
- H-2B 5
- NOT IN USA 3
- PAROLEE 2
- E-3 2
- H-4 2
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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