Updated
PERM in Telecommunications (group 517)
NAICS 517212
- Decisions
- 1,756
- Approved
- 97.0%
- Median certified wage
- $107,931
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 341 | 11 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 232 | 7 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 327 | 11 | 9 |
| FY2019 | 251 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 217 | 7 | 13 |
| FY2021 | 116 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 86 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 41 | 5 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- TMOBILE USA, INC. 518
- SPRINT CORPORATION 231
- RINGCENTRAL, INC. 157
- NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS US LLC 123
- TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 64
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC 45
- AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 44
- U.S. CELLULAR CORPORATION 32
- ERICSSON INC. 25
- TELNET INC 21
Top occupations
- Electrical Engineers 320
- Software Developers, Applications 316
- Software Developers, Systems Software 164
- Computer Systems Analysts 146
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 130
- Computer Occupations, All Other 114
- Computer Network Architects 86
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 62
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 44
- Accountants and Auditors 28
Worksite states
- Washington 446
- California 281
- Texas 259
- Kansas 124
- Colorado 97
- Florida 93
- Georgia 77
- Illinois 60
- Virginia 57
- Massachusetts 45
Worksite cities
- Bellevue, WA 279
- Overland Park, KS 124
- Belmont, CA 111
- Irving, TX 109
- Bothell, WA 91
- Atlanta, GA 65
- Seattle, WA 52
- Reston, VA 49
- Richardson, TX 41
- Miami, FL 37
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,166
- Pakistan 77
- China 60
- Canada 56
- Russia 50
- South Korea 36
- Mexico 31
- Philippines 26
- Brazil 18
- Venezuela 16
Worker's education
- Master's 873
- Bachelor's 768
- None 37
- High School 24
- Doctorate 24
- Other 16
- Associate's 14
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,373
- L-1 165
- TN 36
- F-1 28
- E-2 17
- NOT IN USA 15
- B-2 11
- H-4 10
- E-3 9
- PAROLEE 4
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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