Updated
PERM in Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
NAICS 524114
- Decisions
- 4,862
- Approved
- 98.9%
- Median certified wage
- $110,160
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 471 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 342 | 7 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 515 | 5 | 15 |
| FY2019 | 483 | 4 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 457 | 7 | 12 |
| FY2021 | 430 | 4 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 700 | 8 | 21 |
| FY2023 | 434 | 8 | 17 |
| FY2024 | 313 | 2 | 11 |
| FY2025 | 324 | 2 | 7 |
| FY2026 | 219 | 1 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- ANTHEM, INC. 999
- Aetna Resources LLC 389
- OPTUM SERVICES, INC. 336
- Elevance Health, Inc. 262
- Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company 174
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan 161
- Humana Inc. 150
- HM HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. 149
- United HealthCare Services, Inc. 102
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc. 95
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 2,013
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 617
- Computer Occupations, All Other 454
- Software Developers 326
- Statisticians 239
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 167
- Software Developers, Systems Software 153
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 142
- Data Scientists 91
- Database Administrators 74
Worksite states
- Virginia 538
- California 438
- Georgia 404
- Minnesota 345
- Connecticut 294
- New York 283
- Pennsylvania 283
- Illinois 247
- Michigan 226
- Massachusetts 224
Worksite cities
- Norfolk, VA 315
- Atlanta, GA 312
- New York, NY 207
- Eden Prairie, MN 206
- Richmond, VA 182
- Louisville, KY 169
- Chicago, IL 165
- Hartford, CT 156
- Pittsburgh, PA 154
- Detroit, MI 134
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 2,213
- Bachelor's 1,954
- Doctorate 48
- Other 26
- None 20
- Associate's 4
- High School 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 4,100
- F-1 35
- L-1 32
- H-4 21
- TN 17
- NOT IN USA 14
- PAROLEE 12
- TPS 7
- L-2 6
- B-2 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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