PERM in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
NAICS 611310
- Decisions
- 28,854
- Approved
- 98.3%
- Median certified wage
- $85,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 3,613 | 67 | 108 |
| FY2017 | 2,725 | 68 | 96 |
| FY2018 | 3,417 | 59 | 90 |
| FY2019 | 2,653 | 73 | 88 |
| FY2020 | 2,391 | 47 | 84 |
| FY2021 | 2,689 | 24 | 76 |
| FY2022 | 1,847 | 35 | 57 |
| FY2023 | 1,452 | 25 | 107 |
| FY2024 | 1,910 | 32 | 153 |
| FY2025 | 2,231 | 21 | 165 |
| FY2026 | 2,317 | 33 | 101 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3,897
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2,051
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,959
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1,872
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1,561
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1,263
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 1,036
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 689
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 681
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 562
Worksite states
- California 2,802
- New York 2,082
- Texas 1,909
- Pennsylvania 1,324
- Florida 1,273
- Michigan 1,237
- Illinois 1,123
- Massachusetts 1,016
- Indiana 974
- Ohio 892
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 574
- Los Angeles, CA 489
- Chicago, IL 452
- Ann Arbor, MI 417
- Boston, MA 359
- Iowa City, IA 314
- Philadelphia, PA 296
- Atlanta, GA 284
- West Lafayette, IN 272
- Salt Lake City, UT 261
Countries of citizenship
- China 3,786
- India 3,629
- Canada 2,086
- South Korea 1,954
- Iran 637
- Germany 561
- Brazil 533
- United Kingdom 509
- Italy 501
- Turkey 485
Worker's education
- Doctorate 16,254
- Master's 3,371
- Other 2,703
- Bachelor's 1,026
- None 42
- High School 19
- Associate's 10
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 20,113
- F-1 1,452
- J-1 319
- TN 211
- O-1 139
- NOT IN USA 95
- TPS 52
- E-3 50
- H-4 36
- B-2 19
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.