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PERM in General Merchandise Stores (group 452)
NAICS 452910
- Decisions
- 2,842
- Approved
- 99.6%
- Median certified wage
- $129,921
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 143 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 157 | 1 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 84 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 443 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 897 | 2 | 11 |
| FY2023 | 506 | 1 | 9 |
| FY2024 | 426 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. 2,646
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 127
- Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership 35
- BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. 14
- TARGET ENTERPRISE, INC. 11
- WAITEX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 5
- PRICESMART, INC. 1
- Alif Food Inc. 1
- TARGET CORPORATE SERVICES 1
- JP MORGAN CHASE CO 1
Top occupations
Worksite states
- California 1,183
- Arkansas 1,102
- Texas 138
- Washington 136
- New Jersey 105
- Virginia 97
- Michigan 35
- Massachusetts 14
- Minnesota 11
- New York 11
Worksite cities
- Bentonville, AR 1,102
- Sunnyvale, CA 893
- San Bruno, CA 270
- Issaquah, WA 127
- Dallas, TX 109
- Hoboken, NJ 105
- Reston, VA 97
- Grand Rapids, MI 35
- Austin, TX 17
- Carlsbad, CA 16
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 1,701
- Bachelor's 943
- None 154
- Doctorate 39
- Other 4
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 2,710
- L-1 63
- F-1 18
- H-4 11
- TN 11
- L-2 6
- NOT IN USA 3
- O-1 2
- PAROLEE 2
- B-2 1
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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