PERM in Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
NAICS 486210
- Decisions
- 83
- Approved
- 98.8%
- Median certified wage
- $129,148
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 12
- Software Developers 8
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 5
- Electrical Engineers 5
- Construction Managers 5
- Computer Occupations, All Other 4
- Computer Systems Analysts 4
- Chemical Engineers 3
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3
- Mechanical Engineers 3
Worksite states
- Texas 53
- Oklahoma 10
- Louisiana 4
- Nebraska 3
- Massachusetts 2
- Michigan 2
- Indiana 2
- Minnesota 1
- Kansas 1
- Colorado 1
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 43
- Tulsa, OK 7
- Gregory, TX 5
- Cameron, LA 4
- Omaha, NE 3
- Waltham, MA 2
- San Antonio, TX 2
- Fort Worth, TX 2
- Taylor, MI 2
- Schererville, IN 2
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 38
- Master's 30
- None 7
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 50
- L-1 16
- E-3 5
- TN 2
- F-1 1
- E-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: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.