Updated
PERM in Custom Computer Programming Services
NAICS 541511
- Decisions
- 201,499
- Approved
- 97.0%
- Median certified wage
- $107,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 24,761 | 677 | 890 |
| FY2017 | 16,563 | 1,000 | 730 |
| FY2018 | 20,155 | 725 | 559 |
| FY2019 | 17,031 | 538 | 454 |
| FY2020 | 15,762 | 318 | 614 |
| FY2021 | 18,803 | 706 | 614 |
| FY2022 | 18,850 | 388 | 749 |
| FY2023 | 15,711 | 422 | 785 |
| FY2024 | 13,335 | 559 | 684 |
| FY2025 | 15,708 | 175 | 625 |
| FY2026 | 11,735 | 379 | 494 |
Top sponsors
- TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 11,351
- INFOSYS LTD. 8,694
- Wipro Limited 3,410
- SALESFORCE.COM 3,080
- COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP INC. 3,054
- Uber Technologies, Inc. 2,961
- VMware, Inc. 2,537
- EPAM Systems, Inc. 2,364
- CAPGEMINI AMERICA, INC. 2,238
- Mphasis Corporation 1,880
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 87,702
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 23,454
- Software Developers 22,105
- Computer Occupations, All Other 16,490
- Software Developers, Systems Software 10,984
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 5,437
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,512
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 3,394
- Computer Programmers 2,508
- Database Administrators 2,423
Worksite states
- New Jersey 35,846
- California 34,654
- Texas 33,142
- New York 18,484
- Virginia 9,029
- Michigan 8,579
- Illinois 8,469
- Massachusetts 8,202
- Georgia 7,214
- Pennsylvania 7,068
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 16,621
- San Francisco, CA 10,346
- Plano, TX 8,165
- Edison, NJ 6,831
- Richardson, TX 6,773
- Irving, TX 5,830
- East Brunswick, NJ 3,678
- Plainsboro, NJ 3,620
- Santa Clara, CA 3,327
- Chicago, IL 3,228
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 87,351
- Bachelor's 77,670
- Other 2,313
- None 1,265
- Doctorate 945
- Associate's 455
- High School 136
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 146,155
- L-1 7,412
- F-1 4,903
- NOT IN USA 2,852
- H-4 813
- TN 804
- L-2 223
- E-3 217
- E-2 191
- PAROLEE 155
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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