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PERM in Pharmacies and Drug Stores
NAICS 446110
- Decisions
- 1,827
- Approved
- 92.3%
- Median certified wage
- $108,535
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 291 | 23 | 14 |
| FY2017 | 187 | 23 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 150 | 25 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 137 | 16 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 79 | 8 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 110 | 7 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 120 | 15 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 162 | 11 | 7 |
| FY2024 | 186 | 2 | 15 |
| FY2025 | 78 | 6 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 122 | 0 | 5 |
Top sponsors
- CVS Pharmacy, Inc. 350
- Caremark LLC 143
- CVS Rx Services Inc. 44
- RITE AID CORPORATION 43
- RITE AID HDQTRS. CORP. 25
- PROCARE PHARMACY, LLC 23
- Aetna Resources LLC 21
- Walgreen Co. 13
- Capsule Corporation 12
- AMERICAN SPECIALTY PHARMACY 12
Top occupations
Worksite states
- Rhode Island 307
- New York 266
- Texas 248
- California 239
- Florida 115
- New Jersey 99
- Michigan 69
- Connecticut 67
- Pennsylvania 55
- Arizona 49
Worksite cities
- Woonsocket, RI 252
- Bronx, NY 71
- New York, NY 57
- Brooklyn, NY 57
- Richardson, TX 48
- Irving, TX 46
- Scottsdale, AZ 38
- Buffalo Grove, IL 30
- Cumberland, RI 26
- Los Angeles, CA 25
Countries of citizenship
- India 949
- South Korea 127
- Canada 90
- China 60
- Egypt 56
- Pakistan 52
- Philippines 44
- United Kingdom 21
- Nigeria 18
- Vietnam 12
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 666
- Master's 512
- Other 226
- Doctorate 127
- None 30
- High School 19
- Associate's 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,221
- F-1 135
- TN 36
- NOT IN USA 29
- B-2 21
- PAROLEE 15
- E-2 12
- H-4 12
- F-2 7
- 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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