Updated
PERM in Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
NAICS 524210
- Decisions
- 2,346
- Approved
- 95.0%
- Median certified wage
- $106,880
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 166 | 3 | 6 |
| FY2017 | 138 | 7 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 124 | 10 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 153 | 14 | 10 |
| FY2020 | 126 | 9 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 172 | 11 | 10 |
| FY2022 | 203 | 9 | 12 |
| FY2023 | 224 | 7 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 171 | 9 | 20 |
| FY2025 | 319 | 15 | 29 |
| FY2026 | 307 | 16 | 21 |
Top sponsors
- MetLife Group, Inc. 236
- Health Care Service Corporation 145
- eHealthInsurance Services, Inc. 66
- LIBERTY MUTUAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 59
- Aon Consulting, Inc. 56
- Arthur J. Gallagher Service Company, LLC 54
- ACE American Insurance Company 50
- ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC 47
- The Prudential Insurance Company of America 45
- Southwest Business Corporation 37
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 411
- Software Developers 200
- Computer Occupations, All Other 117
- Actuaries 111
- Insurance Sales Agents 110
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 95
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 93
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 64
- Data Scientists 63
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 60
Worksite states
- California 343
- Texas 310
- Illinois 310
- Florida 223
- New York 212
- North Carolina 187
- New Jersey 128
- Pennsylvania 102
- Massachusetts 84
- Ohio 53
Worksite cities
- Cary, NC 154
- Chicago, IL 150
- New York, NY 130
- Richardson, TX 80
- Lincolnshire, IL 71
- Boston, MA 67
- Miami, FL 58
- Newark, NJ 50
- Orlando, FL 47
- Philadelphia, PA 43
Countries of citizenship
- India 818
- China 172
- South Korea 89
- Venezuela 61
- Canada 50
- Mexico 35
- United Kingdom 35
- Brazil 34
- Pakistan 25
- Vietnam 22
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 692
- Master's 673
- High School 94
- None 80
- Associate's 24
- Other 20
- Doctorate 12
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,081
- F-1 135
- L-1 70
- B-2 58
- E-2 30
- TN 29
- NOT IN USA 19
- J-1 12
- F-2 7
- E-3 4
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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