Updated
PERM in Professional Organizations
NAICS 813920
- Decisions
- 247
- Approved
- 97.5%
- Median certified wage
- $105,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 43 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- EVOLENT HEALTH LLC 64
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 15
- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administ 14
- INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACCOUNTANTS 12
- Project Management Institute, Inc. 7
- INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 7
- American Medical Association 6
- Forensic Certified Public Accountants Association 6
- Joint Commission Resources, Inc. 5
- The American Chemical Society 5
Top occupations
Worksite states
- Virginia 93
- District of Columbia 35
- Illinois 27
- New York 26
- California 13
- Texas 10
- Pennsylvania 9
- New Jersey 9
- Florida 6
- Indiana 3
Worksite cities
- Arlington, VA 77
- Washington, DC 33
- New York, NY 22
- Chicago, IL 12
- Alexandria, VA 10
- Piscataway, NJ 8
- Newtown Square, PA 7
- Oakbrook Terrace, IL 5
- Houston, TX 5
- San Francisco, CA 4
Countries of citizenship
- India 129
- China 17
- Canada 9
- Mexico 6
- United Kingdom 4
- Colombia 3
- South Korea 3
- South Africa 3
- Venezuela 3
- Brazil 2
Worker's education
- Master's 114
- Bachelor's 77
- Doctorate 10
- None 3
- Other 2
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 180
- F-1 7
- TN 5
- NOT IN USA 2
- I 1
- L-1 1
- PAROLEE 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 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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