Updated
PERM in Wired Telecommunications Carriers
NAICS 517311
- Decisions
- 98
- Approved
- 98.8%
- Median certified wage
- $141,828
- Years
- FY2024 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 32 | 1 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 46 | 0 | 3 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers 16
- Computer Systems Analysts 13
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 10
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 7
- Computer Network Architects 7
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators 5
- Data Scientists 3
- Project Management Specialists 3
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 3
- Accountants and Auditors 3
Worksite states
- Colorado 43
- California 24
- Texas 7
- North Carolina 7
- Ohio 3
- Georgia 3
- Illinois 3
- Utah 2
- Washington 1
- Pennsylvania 1
Worksite cities
- Belmont, CA 23
- Englewood, CO 23
- Centennial, CO 8
- Littleton, CO 7
- Charlotte, NC 7
- Dallas, TX 5
- Denver, CO 4
- Worthington, OH 3
- Atlanta, GA 3
- American Fork, UT 2
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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