PERM in Offices of Optometrists
NAICS 621320
- Decisions
- 121
- Approved
- 93.3%
- Median certified wage
- $95,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- NATIONAL VISION INC. 17
- Clarkson Eyecare, LLC 5
- Hecht Eye Institute Inc. 3
- DOCTORS EXCHANGE OF ARIZONA, P.C. 3
- BRAZ OPTICAL INC 2
- GAIL S MARCHETTO OD LLC 2
- N. L. Elgut, M.D. and Associates, LLC 2
- LA JOLLA COSMETIC LASER CLINIC INC 2
- DOCTORS EXCHANGE OF WASHINGTON, P.C. 2
- OPTOMETRIC PROVIDERS OF NH,PLLC 2
Top occupations
- Optometrists 61
- Opticians, Dispensing 9
- Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 5
- Accountants and Auditors 5
- Medical Assistants 4
- Receptionists and Information Clerks 3
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3
- Medical and Health Services Managers 3
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 3
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 3
Worksite states
- California 14
- New York 14
- Florida 13
- Texas 10
- Massachusetts 8
- Georgia 7
- Virginia 6
- New Jersey 6
- Illinois 6
- Missouri 5
Worksite cities
- Miami, FL 6
- Chicago, IL 5
- Ballwin, MO 4
- Lawndale, CA 3
- Duluth, GA 3
- Houston, TX 3
- Salem, NH 2
- Los Angeles, CA 2
- Doraville, GA 2
- Framingham, MA 2
Countries of citizenship
- Canada 35
- South Korea 10
- China 9
- Pakistan 4
- Mexico 3
- Nigeria 2
- Hungary 2
- Australia 2
- Italy 2
- Venezuela 2
Worker's education
- Other 38
- Bachelor's 15
- High School 12
- Doctorate 11
- Associate's 6
- Master's 6
- None 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 39
- F-1 20
- NOT IN USA 5
- E-2 5
- B-2 4
- L-2 2
- E-3 2
- TN 1
- VWT 1
- H-4 1
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.