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PERM in Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
NAICS 541720
- Decisions
- 658
- Approved
- 97.4%
- Median certified wage
- $88,023
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 68 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 47 | 2 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 74 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 48 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 50 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 47 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 43 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 35 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 119 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 41 | 1 | 4 |
Top sponsors
- American Institutes for Research 88
- Paragon Community Services LLC 72
- Educational Testing Service 69
- IHS GLOBAL INC 27
- National Economic Research Associates, Inc. 17
- NORC 17
- The Sphere Institute 14
- Acumen LLC 13
- THE HANOVER RESEARCH COUNCIL 13
- COVANCE, INC. 12
Top occupations
- Statisticians 80
- Personal Care Aides 72
- Economists 51
- Software Developers, Applications 43
- Computer Occupations, All Other 28
- Software Developers, Applications, Non R & D (ACWIA Only) 27
- Social Science Research Assistants 24
- Survey Researchers 21
- Sociologists 14
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14
Worksite states
- District of Columbia 131
- New Jersey 84
- Wisconsin 74
- California 68
- New York 65
- Virginia 63
- Illinois 38
- Maryland 24
- Texas 20
- Massachusetts 12
Worksite cities
- Washington, DC 130
- Princeton, NJ 75
- New York, NY 54
- Arlington, VA 38
- Chicago, IL 26
- Green Bay, WI 21
- Burlingame, CA 21
- Plymouth, WI 20
- Union Grove, WI 18
- Houston, TX 11
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 287
- Bachelor's 101
- Doctorate 79
- Other 8
- High School 4
- None 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 401
- F-1 14
- L-1 12
- TN 8
- E-3 4
- NOT IN USA 4
- TPS 3
- E-2 3
- J-1 2
- G-4 2
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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