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PERM in Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (group 518)
NAICS 518112
- Decisions
- 7,188
- Approved
- 99.5%
- Median certified wage
- $137,894
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,798 | 16 | 45 |
| FY2017 | 1,025 | 9 | 26 |
| FY2018 | 1,722 | 3 | 21 |
| FY2019 | 1,597 | 2 | 17 |
| FY2020 | 807 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| FY2023 | 35 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- FACEBOOK, INC. 5,157
- YAHOO! INC. 837
- LINKEDIN CORPORATION 771
- INDEED INC. 91
- WHATSAPP INC. 68
- YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC. 50
- OATH HOLDINGS INC. 47
- GLASSDOOR INC 44
- IAC SEARCH & MEDIA, INC. 21
- YODLEE, INC. 16
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Systems Software 2,807
- Software Developers, Applications 2,500
- Statisticians 412
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 275
- Computer Systems Analysts 210
- Marketing Managers 146
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 102
- Computer Occupations, All Other 87
- Multimedia Artists and Animators 83
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 81
Worksite states
- California 5,865
- Washington 722
- New York 407
- Texas 105
- Illinois 31
- Massachusetts 27
- Virginia 10
- Florida 6
- North Carolina 3
- Georgia 3
Worksite cities
- Menlo Park, CA 4,069
- Sunnyvale, CA 1,247
- Seattle, WA 689
- New York, NY 396
- Mountain View, CA 258
- San Francisco, CA 152
- Austin, TX 95
- Mill Valley, CA 33
- Redmond, WA 32
- Cambridge, MA 26
Countries of citizenship
- China 2,777
- India 2,512
- Canada 380
- Taiwan 138
- Australia 88
- Brazil 85
- South Korea 72
- France 69
- Russia 67
- United Kingdom 61
Worker's education
- Master's 4,635
- Bachelor's 1,937
- Doctorate 455
- None 145
- Other 15
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 5,446
- L-1 840
- F-1 595
- TN 127
- E-3 57
- O-1 33
- NOT IN USA 21
- L-2 17
- H-4 13
- H-1B1 9
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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