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PERM in Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (group 54171)
NAICS 541712
- Decisions
- 760
- Approved
- 96.6%
- Median certified wage
- $103,750
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 86 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 139 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 113 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 111 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 63 | 4 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 51 | 4 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- KITE PHARMA INC. 41
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. 37
- LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 21
- FLATIRON HEALTH 20
- FRONTAGE LABORATORIES, INC. 20
- NATERA, INC. 19
- Impossible Foods 17
- SASKEN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 17
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 14
- BUCKMAN LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 13
Top occupations
- Statisticians 72
- Software Developers, Systems Software 69
- Software Developers, Applications 59
- Mechanical Engineers 45
- Chemists 36
- Biochemists and Biophysicists 35
- Mechatronics Engineers 28
- Natural Sciences Managers 27
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 25
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 21
Worksite states
- California 272
- Texas 61
- Massachusetts 58
- New York 44
- North Carolina 37
- Pennsylvania 37
- Ohio 24
- Florida 23
- New Jersey 23
- Michigan 22
Worksite cities
- Plano, TX 31
- Raleigh, NC 27
- New York, NY 24
- San Carlos, CA 22
- Exton, PA 22
- Palo Alto, CA 21
- Redwood City, CA 20
- Santa Monica, CA 20
- Foster City, CA 17
- Columbus, OH 17
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 432
- Bachelor's 183
- Doctorate 111
- Other 20
- None 9
- High School 3
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 574
- F-1 57
- L-1 47
- TN 31
- NOT IN USA 11
- O-1 5
- J-1 4
- E-3 4
- B-2 3
- E-2 3
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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