Updated
PERM in Offices of Lawyers
NAICS 541110
- Decisions
- 3,912
- Approved
- 93.4%
- Median certified wage
- $93,030
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 275 | 14 | 19 |
| FY2017 | 227 | 26 | 12 |
| FY2018 | 316 | 18 | 25 |
| FY2019 | 258 | 15 | 23 |
| FY2020 | 215 | 29 | 20 |
| FY2021 | 269 | 22 | 24 |
| FY2022 | 233 | 23 | 22 |
| FY2023 | 234 | 34 | 30 |
| FY2024 | 362 | 22 | 62 |
| FY2025 | 491 | 12 | 47 |
| FY2026 | 466 | 23 | 44 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Lawyers 1,870
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants 772
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 95
- Office Clerks, General 88
- Interpreters and Translators 86
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 83
- Accountants and Auditors 62
- Receptionists and Information Clerks 57
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 50
- Public Relations Specialists 46
Worksite states
- New York 1,221
- California 826
- Florida 388
- Texas 264
- District of Columbia 202
- Massachusetts 153
- Illinois 131
- Virginia 118
- Georgia 117
- New Jersey 84
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 1,045
- Los Angeles, CA 213
- Washington, DC 179
- Miami, FL 123
- Houston, TX 117
- Chicago, IL 105
- Flushing, NY 81
- San Francisco, CA 78
- Dallas, TX 63
- Palo Alto, CA 62
Countries of citizenship
- China 511
- South Korea 350
- Canada 245
- India 206
- Brazil 147
- Mexico 130
- Venezuela 103
- United Kingdom 74
- Taiwan 54
- Italy 53
Worker's education
- Other 1,238
- Master's 605
- Bachelor's 431
- High School 155
- None 137
- Doctorate 109
- Associate's 43
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,438
- F-1 340
- TN 137
- B-2 88
- NOT IN USA 87
- E-2 55
- L-1 53
- J-1 50
- E-3 29
- F-2 24
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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