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PERM in Motion Picture and Video Production
NAICS 512110
- Decisions
- 681
- Approved
- 95.0%
- Median certified wage
- $100,706
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 88 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 64 | 5 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 76 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 64 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 41 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 38 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 49 | 5 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 46 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 59 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 61 | 2 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. 44
- Pixar 38
- WarnerMedia Services, LLC 25
- DreamWorks Animation, LLC 23
- TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP. 21
- Turner Services, Inc. 15
- Sony Pictures Television Inc. 11
- NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA LLC 11
- FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC 11
- BLUE SKY STUDIOS, INC. 10
Top occupations
- Multimedia Artists and Animators 102
- Producers and Directors 73
- Software Developers, Applications 70
- Film and Video Editors 28
- Computer Systems Analysts 25
- Software Developers 24
- Data Scientists 21
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 20
- Computer Occupations, All Other 20
- Accountants and Auditors 19
Worksite states
- California 444
- New York 92
- Florida 48
- Georgia 18
- Texas 17
- Connecticut 12
- Washington 11
- New Jersey 8
- Massachusetts 5
- Illinois 4
Worksite cities
- Los Angeles, CA 126
- Culver City, CA 81
- New York, NY 76
- Emeryville, CA 37
- Burbank, CA 35
- Glendale, CA 30
- Miami, FL 28
- Santa Monica, CA 25
- San Francisco, CA 19
- Atlanta, GA 14
Countries of citizenship
- India 138
- Canada 47
- China 41
- South Korea 35
- Japan 31
- United Kingdom 27
- France 20
- Australia 18
- Brazil 18
- Taiwan 16
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 257
- Master's 171
- None 65
- Other 22
- High School 15
- Associate's 8
- Doctorate 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 289
- F-1 48
- TN 31
- O-1 28
- L-1 19
- E-2 17
- I 15
- E-3 14
- NOT IN USA 12
- O-2 7
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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