Updated
PERM in Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
NAICS 621111
- Decisions
- 6,741
- Approved
- 96.9%
- Median certified wage
- $218,400
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,084 | 40 | 49 |
| FY2017 | 746 | 17 | 23 |
| FY2018 | 847 | 32 | 23 |
| FY2019 | 665 | 31 | 26 |
| FY2020 | 511 | 11 | 16 |
| FY2021 | 527 | 24 | 22 |
| FY2022 | 415 | 11 | 17 |
| FY2023 | 391 | 17 | 19 |
| FY2024 | 335 | 8 | 25 |
| FY2025 | 370 | 7 | 24 |
| FY2026 | 389 | 4 | 15 |
Top sponsors
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC 165
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS 118
- Teladoc Health, Inc. 94
- BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES, INC. 77
- South Sound Inpatient Physicians, PLLC 69
- Apogee Medical Group, Delaware, Inc. 68
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL SERVICES 63
- Apogee Medical Group, Ohio, Inc 61
- Guthrie Medical Group P.C. 58
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Ohio, P.C. 56
Top occupations
- Internists, General 2,424
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,317
- General Internal Medicine Physicians 412
- Family and General Practitioners 243
- Pediatricians, General 179
- Surgeons 128
- Family Medicine Physicians 116
- Medical and Health Services Managers 116
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 89
- Software Developers, Applications 87
Worksite states
- California 542
- Texas 486
- Pennsylvania 449
- New York 407
- Ohio 340
- Massachusetts 322
- Illinois 314
- Florida 313
- Washington 208
- Virginia 185
Worksite cities
- Pittsburgh, PA 179
- Buffalo, NY 92
- Springfield, MA 89
- Providence, RI 76
- Los Angeles, CA 62
- Carbondale, IL 61
- Wichita, KS 60
- Chicago, IL 60
- Houston, TX 49
- San Antonio, TX 47
Countries of citizenship
- India 2,133
- Canada 632
- Pakistan 554
- Philippines 196
- Nepal 156
- Nigeria 155
- Jordan 150
- South Korea 131
- Syria 107
- China 97
Worker's education
- Other 4,836
- Master's 418
- Bachelor's 317
- None 101
- Doctorate 84
- High School 73
- Associate's 40
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 4,795
- F-1 163
- J-1 93
- B-2 60
- TPS 49
- O-1 45
- NOT IN USA 43
- H-4 42
- TN 28
- E-2 27
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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