PERM in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (group 54171)
NAICS 541710
- Decisions
- 3,949
- Approved
- 97.6%
- Median certified wage
- $112,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 758 | 20 | 19 |
| FY2017 | 421 | 23 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 646 | 17 | 16 |
| FY2019 | 473 | 11 | 15 |
| FY2020 | 406 | 9 | 15 |
| FY2021 | 357 | 6 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 321 | 6 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 225 | 1 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 149 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. 407
- SAMSUNG RESEARCH AMERICA, INC. 251
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 183
- CRUISE LLC 154
- NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. 118
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 109
- NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION 102
- REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 95
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED 83
- GENENTECH INC. 83
Top occupations
- Statisticians 542
- Software Developers, Applications 514
- Software Developers, Systems Software 280
- Biochemists and Biophysicists 245
- Computer Systems Analysts 208
- Chemists 189
- Computer Occupations, All Other 126
- Natural Sciences Managers 121
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 112
- Mechanical Engineers 99
Worksite states
- California 1,579
- Massachusetts 535
- New Jersey 370
- New York 225
- North Carolina 188
- Pennsylvania 123
- Maryland 122
- Washington 120
- Illinois 113
- Texas 107
Worksite cities
- Foster City, CA 358
- Cambridge, MA 230
- Mountain View, CA 218
- San Francisco, CA 215
- South San Francisco, CA 147
- East Hanover, NJ 117
- Boston, MA 98
- Seattle, WA 93
- New York, NY 84
- San Ramon, CA 80
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,942
- China 685
- Canada 283
- Germany 98
- Taiwan 81
- France 68
- United Kingdom 67
- Mexico 64
- South Korea 64
- Russia 44
Worker's education
- Master's 2,247
- Bachelor's 979
- Doctorate 595
- Other 78
- None 36
- Associate's 9
- High School 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,253
- L-1 280
- TN 112
- F-1 95
- E-2 30
- O-1 24
- J-1 20
- NOT IN USA 14
- E-1 13
- H-4 12
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.