PERM in Dental Laboratories
NAICS 339116
- Decisions
- 504
- Approved
- 88.4%
- Median certified wage
- $46,155
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 56 | 12 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 55 | 5 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 51 | 13 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 41 | 7 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 36 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc. 34
- DENTOPIA, INC. 14
- Oral Arts Dental Laboratories 11
- YM DENTAL LAB INC 10
- CRYSTAL DENTAL LAB INC 9
- Protech Dental Studio Inc. 8
- HAN SONG YANG, INC. 8
- Universal Orthodontic Lab, Inc. 7
- Smile Design Dental Lab, Inc. 7
- Creo Dent Prosthetics LTD 6
Top occupations
- Dental Laboratory Technicians 300
- Training and Development Specialists 22
- Office Clerks, General 12
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 12
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 10
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 9
- Industrial Production Managers 9
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 8
- Graphic Designers 8
- Software Developers 7
Worksite states
- California 186
- Virginia 83
- Florida 26
- Washington 21
- New York 19
- Texas 19
- Maryland 17
- Illinois 17
- North Carolina 14
- Massachusetts 13
Worksite cities
- Irvine, CA 44
- Anaheim, CA 19
- Chantilly, VA 16
- Manassas, VA 14
- Centreville, VA 12
- Huntsville, AL 11
- Los Angeles, CA 11
- New York, NY 10
- Reston, VA 9
- Orange, CA 9
Countries of citizenship
- South Korea 231
- Japan 32
- India 21
- Brazil 9
- Venezuela 8
- Poland 8
- Iran 7
- Lebanon 6
- South Africa 6
- Canada 6
Worker's education
- None 114
- Associate's 87
- High School 80
- Bachelor's 67
- Master's 30
- Other 25
- Doctorate 6
Visa held when filed
- F-1 105
- H-1B 57
- NOT IN USA 44
- E-2 32
- B-2 26
- J-1 12
- F-2 11
- TN 5
- H-4 4
- L-1 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: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.