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PERM in Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
NAICS 339112
- Decisions
- 2,109
- Approved
- 97.7%
- Median certified wage
- $109,117
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 177 | 2 | 10 |
| FY2017 | 125 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 192 | 7 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 230 | 11 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 174 | 5 | 11 |
| FY2021 | 193 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 182 | 6 | 10 |
| FY2023 | 221 | 2 | 8 |
| FY2024 | 203 | 4 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 162 | 3 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 138 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Industrial Engineers 315
- Biomedical Engineers 221
- Software Developers, Applications 210
- Computer Systems Analysts 116
- Software Developers, Systems Software 113
- Mechatronics Engineers 98
- Computer Occupations, All Other 93
- Mechanical Engineers 80
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists 77
- Industrial Production Managers 60
Worksite states
- California 730
- Massachusetts 190
- Indiana 190
- Minnesota 139
- New Jersey 136
- Illinois 97
- Michigan 81
- Florida 77
- Texas 69
- Ohio 58
Worksite cities
- Warsaw, IN 162
- Irvine, CA 144
- San Diego, CA 127
- San Jose, CA 81
- Marlborough, MA 72
- Franklin Lakes, NJ 66
- North Haven, CT 52
- Portage, MI 50
- Alameda, CA 40
- St. Paul, MN 37
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,095
- China 115
- Mexico 85
- Canada 67
- Costa Rica 60
- Ireland 26
- United Kingdom 20
- France 18
- Israel 16
- Dominican Republic 15
Worker's education
- Master's 1,028
- Bachelor's 624
- Doctorate 58
- Other 26
- None 24
- High School 7
- Associate's 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,405
- L-1 225
- F-1 43
- TN 41
- E-2 10
- O-1 8
- NOT IN USA 5
- PAROLEE 5
- E-3 3
- TPS 3
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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