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PERM in Deep Sea Passenger Transportation
NAICS 483112
- Decisions
- 218
- Approved
- 95.9%
- Median certified wage
- $107,100
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 27 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2026 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- Carnival Corporation 112
- PRINCESS CRUISE LINES LTD., DBA PRINCESS CRUISES 31
- ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. 17
- NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. 15
- Holland America Line N.V. 14
- Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd. 6
- HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, INC 5
- V CRUISES US, LLC 3
- H2O YACHT CO. PLLC 3
- NCL Corporation Ltd. 2
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 43
- Computer Systems Analysts 23
- Software Developers 11
- Data Scientists 11
- Computer Occupations, All Other 10
- Management Analysts 9
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 7
- Accountants and Auditors 6
- Marketing Managers 6
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 5
Worksite states
- Florida 162
- California 37
- Washington 19
Worksite cities
- Miami, FL 143
- Santa Clarita, CA 36
- Seattle, WA 19
- Miramar, FL 8
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 4
- Plantation, FL 3
- West Park, FL 2
- Miami Beach, FL 1
- Dana Point, CA 1
- Dania Beach, FL 1
Countries of citizenship
- India 87
- Canada 8
- China 6
- United Kingdom 6
- Ukraine 5
- Italy 5
- South Africa 4
- Mexico 4
- Philippines 3
- Brazil 2
Worker's education
- Master's 70
- Bachelor's 58
- None 23
- Other 4
- Associate's 3
- Doctorate 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 109
- L-1 34
- F-1 6
- E-2 3
- H-4 1
- B-1 1
- L-2 1
- B-2 1
- M-1 1
- TN 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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