Updated
PERM in Automobile Manufacturing
NAICS 336111
- Decisions
- 7,089
- Approved
- 99.0%
- Median certified wage
- $113,300
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 236 | 8 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 466 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 875 | 7 | 11 |
| FY2019 | 723 | 7 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 581 | 6 | 17 |
| FY2021 | 672 | 6 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 560 | 6 | 20 |
| FY2023 | 633 | 8 | 37 |
| FY2024 | 1,151 | 9 | 46 |
| FY2025 | 672 | 5 | 33 |
| FY2026 | 258 | 1 | 5 |
Top sponsors
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 1,691
- TESLA, INC. 1,292
- RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC 767
- MORGAN TRUCK BODY LLC 477
- Lucid USA, Inc. 398
- Zoox Inc. 377
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY 268
- TRW AUTOMOTIVE INC. 224
- TESLA MOTORSINC 190
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA 111
Top occupations
- Mechanical Engineers 1,732
- Industrial Engineers 707
- Electrical Engineers 704
- Software Developers, Systems Software 645
- Team Assemblers 402
- Software Developers, Applications 391
- Software Developers 287
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 200
- Mechatronics Engineers 187
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 175
Worksite states
- California 3,173
- Michigan 2,521
- Illinois 186
- Texas 126
- Pennsylvania 126
- Nevada 113
- Wisconsin 104
- South Carolina 98
- Ohio 96
- Arizona 89
Worksite cities
- Warren, MI 1,157
- Fremont, CA 872
- Palo Alto, CA 585
- Newark, CA 383
- Foster City, CA 342
- Irvine, CA 325
- Farmington Hills, MI 214
- Detroit, MI 196
- Dearborn, MI 173
- Normal, IL 169
Countries of citizenship
- India 2,979
- Mexico 667
- China 624
- Brazil 391
- Canada 379
- South Korea 158
- Germany 140
- Australia 130
- United Kingdom 80
- France 43
Worker's education
- Master's 3,038
- Bachelor's 2,347
- None 341
- Doctorate 159
- Other 78
- Associate's 39
- High School 7
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 4,146
- L-1 922
- TN 301
- NOT IN USA 249
- E-2 126
- F-1 78
- E-3 59
- O-1 30
- E-1 24
- H-4 9
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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