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PERM in Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (group 51711)
NAICS 517110
- Decisions
- 466
- Approved
- 97.3%
- Median certified wage
- $111,613
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 159 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 70 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 104 | 5 | 7 |
| FY2019 | 40 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- YELP, INC. 84
- DIRECTV LLC 68
- DISH NETWORK LLC 63
- QWEST CORPORATION DBA CENTURYLINK QC 19
- TATA COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, INC. 18
- SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC 13
- AVI NETWORKS INC. 10
- Telefonica Global Solutions USA, Inc. 7
- PCCW GLOBAL, INC. 7
- CENTURYTEL SERVICE GROUP, LLC 7
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 123
- Software Developers, Systems Software 92
- Computer Systems Analysts 35
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 26
- Computer Occupations, All Other 25
- Computer Network Architects 25
- Marketing Managers 22
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 19
- Sales Engineers 13
- Database Administrators 9
Worksite states
- California 190
- Colorado 74
- Florida 30
- New York 21
- Texas 18
- Louisiana 17
- New Jersey 16
- Virginia 15
- Illinois 12
- Massachusetts 11
Worksite cities
- San Francisco, CA 94
- El Segundo, CA 60
- Englewood, CO 54
- New York, NY 19
- Miami, FL 18
- Monroe, LA 17
- Matawan, NJ 11
- Herndon, VA 11
- Denver, CO 10
- Littleton, CO 10
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 258
- Bachelor's 165
- Doctorate 13
- Other 12
- None 12
- High School 3
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 382
- L-1 31
- F-1 14
- TN 13
- E-2 7
- PAROLEE 3
- H-4 2
- NOT IN USA 2
- H-1B1 1
- B-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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