PERM jobs in Ames, IA
- Decisions
- 232
- Approved
- 96.9%
- Median certified wage
- $84,786
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 26
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 20
- Veterinarians 14
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14
- Mechanical Engineers 9
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 9
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 8
- Software Developers, Applications 8
- Computer Systems Analysts 7
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 159
- All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 17
- Computer Systems Design Services 10
- Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing 7
- Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels 6
- Custom Computer Programming Services 5
- All Other Outpatient Care Centers 4
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing 3
- Veterinary Services 2
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Doctorate 120
- Master's 41
- Bachelor's 20
- Other 9
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 163
- F-1 9
- L-1 6
- J-1 3
- NOT IN USA 1
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.