Computer Support Specialists, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 819 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Computer Support Specialists roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2018), with 695 certified (84.9% certification rate). Median offered wage: $62K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Computer Support Specialists
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 695 | 84.9% |
| Denied | 83 | 10.1% |
| Withdrawn | 41 | 5.0% |
Counts across FY2007–2018. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Computer Support Specialists
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 89 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 60 |
| Informatica Corporation | 23 |
| Tibco Software Inc. | 22 |
| Esri Inc. | 19 |
| Nokia Siemens Networks US LLC | 15 |
| Epic Systems Corporation | 14 |
| Hewlett-packard Company | 12 |
| Dell USA LP | 10 |
| Ibm Corporation | 10 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Computer Support Specialists roles, FY2007–2018.
Top States for Computer Support Specialists PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 270 |
| Texas | 81 |
| New York | 73 |
| Washington | 58 |
| New Jersey | 56 |
| North Carolina | 47 |
| Massachusetts | 35 |
| Virginia | 28 |
| Florida | 27 |
| Georgia | 20 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B, What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140), the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of Computer Support Specialists H-1B volume.
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2018) for Computer Support Specialists roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.