PERM in Telecommunications (group 517)
NAICS 517510
- Decisions
- 139
- Approved
- 99.3%
- Median certified wage
- $105,038
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- ARRIS Technology, Inc. 53
- CSC HOLDINGS LLC 23
- ARRIS GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. 18
- Cox Communications 9
- UNIVERSAL CABLE HOLDINGS 8
- ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 8
- ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC. 7
- A4 MEDIA DATA SOLUTIONS, LLC 2
- CABLE ONE 2
- DEVELOPONBOX, LLC D/B/A ZODIAC INTERACTIVE 2
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 29
- Software Developers, Applications 27
- Computer Occupations, All Other 13
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 13
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 6
- Electrical Engineers 5
- Computer Network Architects 4
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 4
- Computer Systems Analysts 4
- Industrial Engineers 4
Worksite states
- California 34
- New York 28
- Georgia 20
- Pennsylvania 15
- Texas 13
- Massachusetts 9
- Kansas 6
- Illinois 3
- Arizona 2
- Oregon 2
Worksite cities
- Bethpage, NY 16
- San Diego, CA 16
- Horsham, PA 15
- Santa Clara, CA 13
- Suwanee, GA 12
- Lowell, MA 9
- Long Island City, NY 9
- Plano, TX 8
- Atlanta, GA 8
- Lawrence, KS 6
Countries of citizenship
- India 83
- Russia 12
- China 9
- Canada 6
- France 5
- Mexico 4
- Dominican Republic 4
- Taiwan 4
- South Korea 3
- Brazil 2
Worker's education
- Master's 79
- Bachelor's 54
- Doctorate 3
- High School 1
- Associate's 1
- None 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 99
- L-1 24
- TN 5
- F-1 2
- H-4 1
- L-2 1
- E-2 1
- B-2 1
- O-1 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: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.