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PERM in General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
NAICS 484121
- Decisions
- 4,435
- Approved
- 90.0%
- Median certified wage
- $46,114
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 44 | 8 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 524 | 46 | 215 |
| FY2020 | 325 | 57 | 17 |
| FY2021 | 486 | 21 | 30 |
| FY2022 | 440 | 44 | 43 |
| FY2023 | 557 | 91 | 108 |
| FY2024 | 479 | 31 | 19 |
| FY2025 | 376 | 15 | 62 |
| FY2026 | 251 | 71 | 26 |
Top sponsors
- MVT SERVICES, LLC 599
- MAY TRUCKING COMPANY 425
- JB HUNT TRANSPORT INC 378
- SwiftTransportation Co of AZ, LLC 200
- TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. 195
- Veriha Trucking , Inc 162
- TIME DEFINITE SERVICES INC 155
- Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation 150
- BIG G EXPRESS, INC. 140
- Voyager Express Inc 109
Top occupations
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3,574
- Software Developers, Applications 291
- Software Developers 68
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 29
- Computer Occupations, All Other 27
- Logisticians 25
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 23
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 19
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 18
Worksite states
- Texas 1,324
- Oregon 531
- Arkansas 405
- Illinois 357
- Florida 244
- Wisconsin 181
- Arizona 175
- Tennessee 153
- California 152
- Michigan 138
Worksite cities
- El Paso, TX 657
- Laredo, TX 471
- Salem, OR 425
- Lowell, AR 378
- Marinette, WI 162
- Sumterville, FL 155
- Shelbyville, TN 140
- Detroit, MI 109
- Phoenix, AZ 103
- Springfield, OR 102
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- None 2,921
- Master's 294
- Bachelor's 212
- High School 113
- Other 18
- Associate's 12
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 2,329
- H-1B 421
- B-1 254
- B-2 43
- F-1 32
- H-2A 20
- TN 13
- E-2 13
- J-1 7
- H-2B 5
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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