Updated
PERM in Couriers and Express Delivery Services
NAICS 492110
- Decisions
- 1,105
- Approved
- 96.9%
- Median certified wage
- $86,587
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 39 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 40 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 68 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 86 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 64 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 350 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 198 | 6 | 9 |
| FY2026 | 78 | 13 | 14 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 337
- Software Developers, Applications 101
- Software Developers 92
- Economists 66
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 46
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 36
- Data Scientists 34
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 26
- Computer Occupations, All Other 23
- Operations Research Analysts 21
Worksite states
- Tennessee 415
- Florida 134
- New Jersey 109
- Ohio 80
- Pennsylvania 72
- Texas 63
- Virginia 42
- California 39
- North Carolina 29
- Georgia 28
Worksite cities
- Collierville, TN 205
- Memphis, TN 192
- Dayton, NJ 101
- Orlando, FL 61
- Obetz, OH 46
- Miami, FL 43
- Chantilly, VA 42
- Plano, TX 40
- Westerville, OH 31
- Coraopolis, PA 29
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 319
- None 292
- Bachelor's 124
- Doctorate 25
- High School 12
- Other 7
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 413
- F-1 181
- NOT IN USA 68
- B-2 27
- F-2 21
- L-1 13
- E-2 10
- TPS 4
- TN 4
- PAROLEE 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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