PERM Occupations · A-Z index · S
Occupations beginning with S
99 of the 1,014 occupations with a page here, 9.8% of them. The busiest is Software Developers with 76,524 filings; the smallest carry 5. Every name is DOL's own spelling from the disclosure files.
All 99, alphabetically
The number beside each name is how many PERM cases DOL's current disclosure window records for it. Opening one gives that occupation's certifications, denials, median days and where it sits against the field.
- Sales Engineers 1,397
- Sales Engineers 397
- Sales Manager 219
- Sales Managers 694
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Serv 73
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scienti 230
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Pro 158
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Pro 43
- Saw FeederPacker 8
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 9
- School Psychologists 30
- Search Marketing Strategists 387
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 680
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and CareerTechnical Education 145
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 871
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 277
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 83
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 23
- Security Guards 15
- Security Management Specialists 13
- Security Managers 11
- Segmental Pavers 87
- Self-Enrichment Teachers 194
- SelfEnrichment Education Teachers 35
- Semiconductor Piping Technician 6
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Ope 6
- Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 5
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 6
- Set and Exhibit Designers 13
- Sewers, Hand 25
- Sewing Machine Operators 58
- Shampooers 15
- Sheet Metal Workers 14
- Ship Engineers 5
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 235
- Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 30
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 41
- Skincare Specialists 66
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers 832
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers 263
- Social and Community Service Managers 81
- Social and Community Service Managers 10
- Social and Human Service Assistants 22
- Social Science Research Assistants 97
- Social Science Research Assistants 7
- Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 10
- Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 21
- Sociologists 12
- Sociologists 5
- Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 50
- Software Developers 76,524
- Software Developers, Applications 5,081
- Software Developers, Non R&D 224
- Software Developers, Non RD SOC 151295 47
- Software Developers, R&D 82
- Software Developers, Systems Software 2,284
- Software Developers, Systems Software, Non RD ACWIA Only 10
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts Testers, RD 151298 13
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 6,215
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Non R&D 9
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, R&D 9
- Soil and Plant Scientists 52
- Soil and Plant Scientists 10
- Solar Energy Installation Managers 6
- Solar Energy Systems Engineers 103
- Sound Engineering Technicians 12
- Spa Managers 49
- Special Education Teachers, All Other 9
- Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 90
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 38
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School 48
- Special Education Teachers, Preschool 11
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 70
- Special Effects Artists and Animators 274
- Speech-Language Pathologists 97
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 6
- SpeechLanguage Pathologists 25
- Statistical Assistants 14
- Statisticians 1,136
- Statisticians 1,115
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 89
- Stockers and Order Fillers 756
- Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing 22
- Stonemasons 76
- Stonemasons 26
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers 7
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 81
- Stucco Mason 7
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 8
- SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER 67
- Supply Chain Managers 544
- Surgeons, All Other 97
- Surgical Assistants 7
- Surgical Technologists 7
- Survey Researchers 25
- Survey Researchers 8
- Surveying and Mapping Technicians 19
- Surveyors 21
- Sustainability Specialists 71
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