Updated
PERM in Tax Preparation Services
NAICS 541213
- Decisions
- 515
- Approved
- 92.9%
- Median certified wage
- $70,366
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 21 | 7 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 32 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 70 | 4 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 60 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 58 | 7 | 0 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Accountants and Auditors 139
- Software Developers, Applications 67
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 49
- Tax Preparers 33
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 30
- Software Developers 26
- Office Clerks, General 18
- Computer Occupations, All Other 14
- Computer Systems Analysts 14
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 10
Worksite states
- Missouri 95
- Florida 81
- Texas 81
- California 80
- New York 37
- Massachusetts 34
- Georgia 17
- Maryland 13
- New Jersey 12
- Virginia 9
Worksite cities
- Kansas City, MO 94
- Irving, TX 19
- Coppell, TX 19
- Orlando, FL 17
- Houston, TX 16
- New York, NY 15
- Framingham, MA 14
- Los Angeles, CA 13
- Gaithersburg, MD 11
- Pleasanton, CA 9
Countries of citizenship
- India 122
- China 46
- Brazil 29
- South Korea 28
- Venezuela 22
- Pakistan 19
- Mexico 19
- Dominican Republic 10
- Philippines 7
- Colombia 6
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 146
- Master's 142
- None 36
- High School 35
- Other 9
- Associate's 8
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 175
- F-1 47
- B-2 33
- NOT IN USA 19
- E-2 14
- TN 7
- F-2 5
- EWI 3
- H-4 3
- B-1 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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