Updated
PERM in Engineering Services
NAICS 541330
- Decisions
- 19,839
- Approved
- 96.0%
- Median certified wage
- $92,768
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2,136 | 117 | 77 |
| FY2017 | 1,555 | 96 | 74 |
| FY2018 | 2,163 | 99 | 68 |
| FY2019 | 1,740 | 93 | 62 |
| FY2020 | 1,469 | 60 | 64 |
| FY2021 | 1,489 | 40 | 53 |
| FY2022 | 1,357 | 53 | 96 |
| FY2023 | 1,247 | 44 | 91 |
| FY2024 | 1,375 | 55 | 112 |
| FY2025 | 1,985 | 38 | 100 |
| FY2026 | 1,669 | 67 | 95 |
Top sponsors
- L&T Technology Services Limited 675
- WSP USA Inc. 292
- AECOM Technical Services Inc. 285
- Telecom Technology Services, Inc. 238
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. 234
- ALTAIR PRODUCTDESIGN, INC. 215
- SEL Engineering Services, Inc. 214
- Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. 196
- Black & Veatch Corporation 195
- Quest Global Services - N.A., Inc. 163
Top occupations
- Civil Engineers 3,996
- Mechanical Engineers 2,943
- Electrical Engineers 2,662
- Software Developers, Applications 1,106
- Software Developers, Systems Software 866
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 662
- Industrial Engineers 599
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 511
- Computer Systems Analysts 361
- Mechatronics Engineers 349
Worksite states
- California 3,449
- Texas 3,193
- Michigan 2,682
- New York 1,200
- New Jersey 1,197
- Florida 915
- Illinois 757
- Virginia 635
- Georgia 573
- Washington 460
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 1,456
- Troy, MI 978
- New York, NY 766
- Edison, NJ 689
- San Jose, CA 310
- Santa Clara, CA 307
- San Francisco, CA 306
- Austin, TX 287
- Dallas, TX 253
- Chicago, IL 240
Countries of citizenship
- India 7,606
- China 1,399
- Canada 764
- Mexico 519
- Iran 410
- Nepal 335
- South Korea 324
- Pakistan 264
- Venezuela 248
- United Kingdom 227
Worker's education
- Master's 8,402
- Bachelor's 5,825
- Doctorate 662
- None 295
- Other 209
- Associate's 104
- High School 102
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 11,113
- L-1 1,235
- F-1 1,109
- TN 596
- E-2 319
- NOT IN USA 273
- B-2 84
- E-3 55
- J-1 54
- E-1 46
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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