PERM in Testing Laboratories and Services
NAICS 541380
- Decisions
- 903
- Approved
- 95.6%
- Median certified wage
- $70,000
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 106 | 4 | 6 |
| FY2017 | 56 | 6 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 148 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 122 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 57 | 8 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 69 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 44 | 3 | 7 |
| FY2023 | 49 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 52 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 64 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 58 | 3 | 4 |
Top sponsors
- QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED 195
- SGS NORTH AMERICA INC. 43
- Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. 36
- JND, INC. 24
- INTERTEK USA, INC. 24
- DEVICE INSIDE, INC. 18
- AmSpec LLC 17
- A & B Environmental Services, Inc. 17
- NSF INTERNATIONAL 16
- TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. 15
Top occupations
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 169
- Chemists 114
- Software Developers, Applications 46
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 38
- Electrical Engineers 38
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 25
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 21
- Biological Technicians 19
- Industrial Engineers 19
- Mechanical Engineers 19
Worksite states
- California 296
- Texas 128
- New Jersey 82
- New York 46
- Washington 43
- Illinois 40
- Michigan 35
- Massachusetts 23
- Louisiana 20
- Kansas 19
Worksite cities
- San Juan Capistrano, CA 109
- Houston, TX 37
- Bellevue, WA 28
- Ann Arbor, MI 25
- Milpitas, CA 23
- Cranbury, NJ 21
- West Hills, CA 20
- Long Island City, NY 17
- Plano, TX 16
- Las Vegas, NV 15
Countries of citizenship
- India 188
- Philippines 179
- China 96
- South Korea 61
- Canada 35
- Nepal 21
- Taiwan 17
- Mexico 17
- United Kingdom 15
- Jamaica 11
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 388
- Master's 275
- Doctorate 46
- None 26
- Associate's 8
- Other 8
- High School 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 558
- F-1 42
- L-1 31
- TN 23
- E-2 9
- B-2 7
- NOT IN USA 7
- H-4 6
- J-2 1
- H-2B 1
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: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.