Updated
PERM in Music Publishers
NAICS 512230
- Decisions
- 87
- Approved
- 92.6%
- Median certified wage
- $131,997
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- UMG Recordings Inc. 25
- Sony Music Entertainment 18
- SPOTIFY USA INC 8
- Saavn, LLC 6
- STREAM OF PRAISE MUSIC MINISTRIES 5
- Broadcast Music, Inc. 3
- David C Cook 2
- Warner Chappell Music Inc. 2
- KOBALT MUSIC SERVICES AMERICA, INC. 2
- Musicow US, Inc. 1
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 10
- Software Developers, Systems Software 8
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 6
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 5
- Marketing Managers 4
- Producers and Directors 4
- Computer Occupations, All Other 4
- Music Directors and Composers 3
- Data Warehousing Specialists 3
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 3
Worksite states
- California 42
- New York 30
- Florida 6
- Tennessee 4
- Colorado 2
- Wisconsin 1
- Louisiana 1
- New Jersey 1
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 29
- Woodland Hills, CA 23
- Tustin, CA 5
- Santa Monica, CA 4
- Los Angeles, CA 4
- Nashville, TN 4
- Mountain View, CA 4
- Miami, FL 3
- Colorado Springs, CO 2
- Coconut Grove, FL 2
Countries of citizenship
- India 31
- United Kingdom 4
- Brazil 3
- Argentina 3
- Australia 2
- Canada 2
- France 2
- Georgia 1
- Chile 1
- Slovenia 1
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 31
- Master's 25
- None 2
- Other 1
- Associate's 1
- Doctorate 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 42
- L-1 8
- E-3 2
- O-1 2
- TN 2
- H-1B1 1
- 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 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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