Updated
PERM jobs in Alexandria, VA
- Decisions
- 844
- Approved
- 89.5%
- Median certified wage
- $46,983
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 105 | 2 | 8 |
| FY2017 | 65 | 14 | 9 |
| FY2018 | 71 | 14 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 95 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 55 | 11 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 48 | 10 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 39 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 42 | 9 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 59 | 7 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 72 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 65 | 5 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- CLEANERS OF AMERICA CORPORATION 39
- United States Services Installations LLC 31
- SKY TECHNOLOGIES LLC 22
- COVENANT HOLDINGS GROUP 22
- Kumo Asian Bistro, Inc. 16
- EXPRESS IDEA LLC 14
- Alexandria Business Group, Inc. DBA Maid Brigade 13
- Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP 10
- KINGSTOWNE LAWN CARE, INC. 8
- LEE & ZEE CO. LTD 7
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 58
- Cooks, Restaurant 54
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 47
- Nannies 27
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26
- Dishwashers 22
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 21
- Food Preparation Workers 19
- Waiters and Waitresses 19
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 19
Industries
- Full-Service Restaurants 68
- Janitorial Services 57
- Custom Computer Programming Services 48
- Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 722110) 33
- Private Households 31
- Other Building Finishing Contractors 29
- Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS 7221) 26
- Computer Systems Design Services 21
- Restaurants and Other Eating Places 21
- Offices of Lawyers 21
Countries of citizenship
- India 94
- South Korea 60
- Pakistan 57
- El Salvador 55
- China 50
- Bangladesh 39
- Thailand 25
- Turkey 23
- Iran 21
- Nepal 16
Worker's education
- None 290
- Master's 160
- Bachelor's 115
- High School 71
- Other 29
- Doctorate 8
- Associate's 5
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 184
- NOT IN USA 98
- F-1 87
- TPS 24
- J-1 19
- A1/A2 15
- B-2 14
- EWI 11
- F-2 11
- E-2 10
H-1B in Alexandria, VA
1,658 labor condition applications name a worksite here, FY2020 to FY2026, and DOL certified 1,534 (93%). An LCA is the employer's wage attestation before an H-1B petition, so it counts positions offered. It doesn't count people hired.
Employers, certified LCAs since FY2024
Jobs, certified LCAs since FY2024
- Software Developers 169
- Data Scientists 27
- Civil Engineers 25
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 24
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 20
- Accountants and Auditors 19
- Management Analysts 16
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 14
- Database Administrators 13
Where Alexandria, VA sits
- County
- Alexandria city
- Census places Alexandria city in it
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Metropolitan statistical area
- DOL wage area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- The area DOL sets prevailing wages for, wage year 2026-27
108.9 is BEA's price level for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area in 2024, against 100 for the country as a whole; for housing rents it's 151.1. A salary here buys about 92% of what the same salary buys at the national price level.
- Cooks, Restaurant54 PERM decisions
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners47 PERM decisions
- Nannies27 PERM decisions
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists26 PERM decisions
- Dishwashers22 PERM decisions
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners21 PERM decisions
Each row has its own scale, marked at its ends: these jobs pay too differently to share one. The table compares them.
- middle half of pay (BLS)
- median
- 10th to 90th percentile
- DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
| Job | BLS median | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks, Restaurant | $42,920 | $35,235 | $38,896 | $42,557 | $46,218 |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $37,840 | $33,218 | $36,421 | $39,624 | $42,827 |
| Nannies | $37,610 | $33,426 | $36,774 | $40,144 | $43,493 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $87,160 | $57,221 | $77,709 | $98,176 | $118,664 |
| Dishwashers | $37,010 | $32,386 | $34,902 | $37,398 | $39,915 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $37,840 | $33,654 | $36,629 | $39,582 | $42,557 |
Any job in any area, and every wage year since 2021-22, in the wage-level tool.
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled, and a city counts as one place per state.
Case data through Jun 30, 2026 · LCA disclosures through Jun 30, 2026 · Census places and metros through Jan 1, 2026 · BLS market pay through May 31, 2025 · DOL wage tables through Jul 1, 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
LCA disclosures: DOL quarterly LCA disclosure files (www.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Census places and metros: Census Bureau Gazetteer and metro delineation files (census.gov) · data through Jan 1, 2026 · yearly
BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring
DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
LCA disclosures: Certified and denied H-1B labor condition applications only, with the wage offered.
Census places and metros: Where each worksite city sits: its county, metro area and DOL wage area, matched to Census's place and county files. A city Census lists in no single place is left unmatched. This site doesn't guess it.
BLS market pay: Pay employers report for everyone in each job, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). It's shown nationally, by state and by metro. It covers citizens and immigrants alike, and it isn't drawn from PERM offers.
DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. They're the floors an offer is held to. They don't show what anyone was paid.
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