Updated
PERM in All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
NAICS 453998
- Decisions
- 602
- Approved
- 97.3%
- Median certified wage
- $108,264
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2025
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 61 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 53 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 122 | 5 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 74 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 208 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- WAYFAIR LLC 317
- TARGET ENTERPRISE, INC. 106
- CABELA'S, INC. 14
- GIDDY INC. D/B/A BOXED WHOLESALE 9
- Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. 6
- NORDSTROM, INC 6
- Cactus Holdings, Inc. 4
- CELLULAR SPOT VA LLC 4
- TARGET CORPORATE SERVICES 4
- BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. 3
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 272
- Software Developers, Systems Software 59
- Computer Occupations, All Other 58
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 17
- Computer Systems Analysts 15
- Database Administrators 15
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 14
- Statisticians 10
- Marketing Managers 10
- Management Analysts 9
Worksite states
- Massachusetts 322
- Minnesota 106
- California 34
- New York 23
- Texas 20
- Florida 18
- Nebraska 13
- Georgia 11
- Arizona 7
- New Jersey 7
Worksite cities
- Boston, MA 318
- Minneapolis, MN 73
- Brooklyn Park, MN 33
- Los Angeles, CA 11
- New York, NY 9
- Houston, TX 7
- Phoenix, AZ 6
- Sidney, NE 6
- Seattle, WA 5
- Ridgewood, NY 5
Countries of citizenship
- India 349
- China 79
- South Korea 20
- Canada 17
- Pakistan 14
- Bangladesh 10
- Japan 9
- Nepal 9
- Mexico 8
- Turkey 6
Worker's education
- Master's 350
- Bachelor's 175
- None 36
- High School 16
- Associate's 8
- Other 7
- Doctorate 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 474
- F-1 35
- TN 10
- B-2 10
- NOT IN USA 9
- E-2 8
- L-1 4
- O-1 4
- E-1 3
- J-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 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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