Updated
PERM in Computer Systems Design Services
NAICS 541512
- Decisions
- 73,729
- Approved
- 98.7%
- Median certified wage
- $110,094
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 10,241 | 116 | 162 |
| FY2017 | 9,059 | 136 | 111 |
| FY2018 | 6,371 | 168 | 101 |
| FY2019 | 8,801 | 108 | 89 |
| FY2020 | 6,549 | 75 | 122 |
| FY2021 | 5,987 | 67 | 127 |
| FY2022 | 4,581 | 83 | 197 |
| FY2023 | 8,648 | 68 | 205 |
| FY2024 | 5,325 | 48 | 160 |
| FY2025 | 3,420 | 41 | 151 |
| FY2026 | 2,228 | 47 | 137 |
Top sponsors
- GOOGLE LLC 21,949
- Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corporation 14,629
- INTUIT INC. 2,327
- Adobe Inc. 2,008
- SYNOPSYS, INC. 1,213
- CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. 1,087
- CERNER CORPORATION 961
- Capgemini America, Inc. 944
- Optum Services, Inc. 874
- Hexaware Technologies, Inc. 563
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 38,973
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 7,577
- Software Developers 4,776
- Computer Occupations, All Other 4,050
- Software Developers, Systems Software 3,859
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,642
- Statisticians 1,293
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 873
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 836
- Sales Engineers 746
Worksite states
- California 29,514
- Texas 17,957
- New Jersey 3,709
- New York 3,319
- Washington 2,760
- Virginia 2,410
- Illinois 2,268
- Massachusetts 1,759
- Georgia 1,589
- Missouri 1,459
Worksite cities
- Mountain View, CA 17,651
- College Station, TX 14,226
- New York, NY 3,004
- San Jose, CA 2,464
- San Francisco, CA 1,948
- Chicago, IL 1,427
- Santa Clara, CA 1,335
- Kirkland, WA 1,321
- Sunnyvale, CA 1,316
- Seattle, WA 1,149
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 35,292
- Bachelor's 27,801
- Doctorate 2,409
- Other 1,004
- None 679
- Associate's 103
- High School 67
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 54,201
- L-1 5,537
- F-1 4,312
- TN 958
- NOT IN USA 255
- E-3 211
- H-4 206
- O-1 166
- E-2 121
- L-2 98
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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