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PERM in Telecommunications (group 517)
NAICS 517210
- Decisions
- 262
- Approved
- 98.4%
- Median certified wage
- $122,022
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 39 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- ATT SERVICES, INC. 138
- MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LLC 13
- GOGO, LLC 11
- The Micronesian Telecommunications Corporation 9
- AT&T MOBILITY SERVICES LLC 9
- TMOBILE USA, INC. 5
- CRICKET WIRELESS LLC 4
- APWIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, LLC 4
- TAPAD INC 4
- AVIAT U.S., INC. 4
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 56
- Software Developers, Systems Software 44
- Software Developers 16
- Computer Network Architects 14
- Computer Occupations, All Other 13
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 12
- Statisticians 11
- Accountants and Auditors 10
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 10
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 7
Worksite states
- Texas 73
- California 64
- Florida 25
- Washington 18
- Illinois 15
- Georgia 12
- New Jersey 10
- Northern Mariana Islands 9
- Colorado 7
- New York 6
Worksite cities
- El Segundo, CA 33
- Dallas, TX 31
- Plano, TX 25
- Coral Gables, FL 17
- Chicago, IL 14
- Redmond, WA 9
- Saipan, MP 9
- Bothell, WA 8
- Middletown, NJ 7
- Atlanta, GA 6
Countries of citizenship
- India 163
- China 11
- Philippines 9
- Pakistan 8
- Mexico 8
- Colombia 7
- Japan 5
- Canada 5
- United Kingdom 4
- South Korea 3
Worker's education
- Master's 131
- Bachelor's 102
- None 8
- High School 7
- Doctorate 7
- Other 4
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 215
- L-1 10
- TN 7
- NOT IN USA 5
- B-2 4
- F-1 4
- E-2 3
- E-3 2
- H-4 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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