Updated
PERM in Architectural Services
NAICS 541310
- Decisions
- 3,305
- Approved
- 95.0%
- Median certified wage
- $69,992
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 262 | 7 | 14 |
| FY2017 | 235 | 23 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 355 | 9 | 15 |
| FY2019 | 288 | 27 | 8 |
| FY2020 | 269 | 18 | 17 |
| FY2021 | 239 | 9 | 11 |
| FY2022 | 200 | 17 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 238 | 15 | 15 |
| FY2024 | 254 | 12 | 25 |
| FY2025 | 307 | 8 | 28 |
| FY2026 | 338 | 11 | 15 |
Top sponsors
- M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. 148
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP 140
- Perkins & Will, Inc. 73
- HELLMUTH OBATA & KASSABAUM, INC. 59
- CALLISONRTKL INC. 59
- Corgan Associates, Inc. 43
- Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC 30
- GHAFARI ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. 28
- Sasaki Associates 24
- Perkins Eastman Architects DPC 23
Top occupations
Worksite states
- New York 856
- California 849
- Texas 231
- Florida 207
- Illinois 202
- Massachusetts 170
- Georgia 104
- Washington 96
- District of Columbia 92
- New Jersey 45
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 718
- Los Angeles, CA 288
- San Francisco, CA 209
- Chicago, IL 184
- Dallas, TX 112
- Boston, MA 102
- Washington, DC 88
- Seattle, WA 79
- Atlanta, GA 75
- Miami, FL 66
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 1,744
- Bachelor's 694
- None 38
- Associate's 20
- High School 19
- Other 17
- Doctorate 14
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 1,719
- F-1 275
- TN 106
- O-1 73
- E-2 41
- NOT IN USA 34
- L-1 33
- B-2 22
- J-1 18
- E-3 13
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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