Updated
PERM in Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities
NAICS 522320
- Decisions
- 8,469
- Approved
- 99.0%
- Median certified wage
- $132,413
- Years
- FY2016 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 650 | 8 | 18 |
| FY2017 | 523 | 6 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 723 | 5 | 12 |
| FY2019 | 596 | 13 | 12 |
| FY2020 | 829 | 7 | 13 |
| FY2021 | 660 | 5 | 25 |
| FY2022 | 762 | 8 | 25 |
| FY2023 | 846 | 6 | 59 |
| FY2024 | 730 | 8 | 55 |
| FY2025 | 1,114 | 8 | 80 |
| FY2026 | 617 | 7 | 31 |
Top sponsors
- PayPal, Inc. 2,407
- Visa Technology & Operations LLC 1,139
- Visa U.S.A. Inc. 793
- Stripe, Inc. 449
- INOVANT LLC 371
- CyberSource Corporation 332
- Western Union, LLC 214
- BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 200
- The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation 161
- Bill Me Later, Inc. 130
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 2,549
- Software Developers 1,187
- Software Developers, Systems Software 732
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 551
- Computer Occupations, All Other 433
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 306
- Statisticians 280
- Data Scientists 226
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 162
- Project Management Specialists 155
Worksite states
- California 3,970
- Texas 1,577
- Colorado 374
- New York 356
- Washington 339
- Georgia 302
- New Jersey 220
- Florida 176
- Arizona 170
- Maryland 147
Worksite cities
- San Jose, CA 1,912
- Austin, TX 1,319
- Foster City, CA 845
- San Francisco, CA 516
- New York, NY 293
- Highlands Ranch, CO 252
- Seattle, WA 246
- South San Francisco, CA 199
- Atlanta, GA 191
- Palo Alto, CA 168
Countries of citizenship
- India 4,912
- China 646
- Canada 116
- Mexico 60
- Brazil 51
- Nigeria 49
- United Kingdom 38
- South Korea 34
- Taiwan 30
- Israel 27
Worker's education
- Master's 3,810
- Bachelor's 2,435
- None 85
- Doctorate 60
- Other 35
- High School 10
- Associate's 8
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 5,790
- L-1 389
- F-1 75
- TN 51
- H-4 19
- NOT IN USA 12
- E-3 9
- O-1 9
- PAROLEE 8
- B-2 8
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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