Updated
PERM in Software Publishers
NAICS 511210
- Decisions
- 26,492
- Approved
- 98.5%
- Median certified wage
- $129,021
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2,208 | 46 | 53 |
| FY2017 | 1,814 | 51 | 60 |
| FY2018 | 2,718 | 31 | 82 |
| FY2019 | 2,014 | 27 | 63 |
| FY2020 | 2,257 | 48 | 50 |
| FY2021 | 3,116 | 28 | 102 |
| FY2022 | 2,931 | 29 | 123 |
| FY2023 | 2,974 | 41 | 156 |
| FY2024 | 2,636 | 45 | 174 |
| FY2025 | 1,772 | 12 | 95 |
| FY2026 | 686 | 23 | 27 |
Top sponsors
- Microsoft Corporation 5,329
- Oracle America, Inc. 4,884
- The MathWorks, Inc. 1,062
- SNAP INC. 652
- Snowflake Inc. 373
- MAPLEBEAR DBA INSTACART 338
- ESRI INC. 273
- SQUARE INC 256
- BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT INC. 243
- Guidewire Software, Inc. 222
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 8,266
- Software Developers, Systems Software 4,908
- Software Developers 2,616
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 1,650
- Computer Occupations, All Other 1,326
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 791
- Sales Engineers 679
- Statisticians 625
- Multimedia Artists and Animators 375
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 364
Worksite states
- California 10,897
- Washington 6,150
- Massachusetts 2,250
- Texas 1,736
- New York 996
- Florida 463
- Illinois 459
- Georgia 395
- North Carolina 379
- Colorado 371
Worksite cities
- Redmond, WA 4,432
- San Francisco, CA 2,167
- Redwood Shores, CA 1,327
- Seattle, WA 1,249
- Natick, MA 1,021
- Austin, TX 1,006
- San Mateo, CA 939
- Santa Clara, CA 905
- New York, NY 894
- Mountain View, CA 792
Countries of citizenship
- India 12,789
- China 4,137
- Canada 1,049
- United Kingdom 332
- Mexico 332
- France 300
- Russia 295
- Brazil 291
- South Korea 288
- Taiwan 243
Worker's education
- Master's 13,980
- Bachelor's 7,688
- Doctorate 756
- None 622
- Other 192
- Associate's 54
- High School 31
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 17,420
- L-1 2,319
- F-1 1,285
- TN 614
- O-1 131
- NOT IN USA 125
- H-4 119
- E-3 107
- E-2 106
- L-2 63
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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