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PERM in General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS 622110
- Decisions
- 11,178
- Approved
- 95.7%
- Median certified wage
- $150,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,194 | 45 | 41 |
| FY2017 | 829 | 27 | 33 |
| FY2018 | 1,031 | 33 | 37 |
| FY2019 | 871 | 32 | 20 |
| FY2020 | 661 | 23 | 31 |
| FY2021 | 908 | 16 | 28 |
| FY2022 | 753 | 26 | 36 |
| FY2023 | 656 | 167 | 132 |
| FY2024 | 960 | 18 | 72 |
| FY2025 | 1,116 | 4 | 64 |
| FY2026 | 1,166 | 66 | 82 |
Top sponsors
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation 238
- HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM 231
- GEISINGER CLINIC 192
- West Tennessee Healthcare 172
- Genesis Health System 168
- PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES 134
- Eastern Maine Medical Center 127
- Marshfield Clinic 113
- Rochester General Hospital 112
- COMMONWEALTH HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 104
Top occupations
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 2,142
- Internists, General 1,794
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,428
- General Internal Medicine Physicians 499
- Nursing Assistants 279
- Family and General Practitioners 228
- Software Developers, Applications, Non R & D (ACWIA Only) 203
- Physicians, All Other 201
- Pediatricians, General 193
- Software Developers, Applications 191
Worksite states
- New York 914
- Pennsylvania 739
- California 621
- Florida 558
- Texas 554
- Illinois 527
- Michigan 415
- Ohio 383
- Missouri 364
- North Dakota 341
Worksite cities
- Cleveland, OH 221
- Jackson, TN 172
- Chicago, IL 170
- Detroit, MI 165
- Bronx, NY 155
- Sioux Falls, SD 143
- Bangor, ME 138
- Danville, PA 128
- Rochester, NY 128
- Altamonte Springs, FL 125
Countries of citizenship
- India 3,033
- Philippines 1,255
- Canada 698
- Pakistan 531
- Nepal 226
- China 224
- Nigeria 180
- Jordan 116
- South Korea 105
- Lebanon 94
Worker's education
- Other 4,423
- Bachelor's 2,179
- Master's 1,301
- Doctorate 237
- Associate's 89
- None 15
- High School 11
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 7,200
- F-1 88
- J-1 83
- H-4 42
- TN 41
- O-1 39
- TPS 35
- NOT IN USA 34
- CW-1 22
- B-2 15
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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