PERM jobs in Asheville, NC
- Decisions
- 96
- Approved
- 98.7%
- Median certified wage
- $45,677
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
Top sponsors
- PEAK Academy Charter School 13
- MIR LLC 9
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE 8
- Aston Park Health Care Center, Inc. 7
- Lutheran Retirement Center at Lutheridge, Inc. 6
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 6
- YU KEN CUT IT, INC 4
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE 3
- Hospital Physician Services Southeast, Professional Corporation 3
- Pine Gate Renewables, LLC 3
Top occupations
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 15
- Cashiers 8
- Personal Care Aides 7
- Cooks, Restaurant 7
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6
- Mechanical Engineers 5
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 4
- Software Developers, Applications 4
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3
Industries
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 18
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 9
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 7
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 7
- Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 6
- Full-Service Restaurants 6
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 4
- Janitorial Services 4
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3
- Offices of Physicians 3
Countries of citizenship
- India 12
- Thailand 5
- South Korea 5
- China 4
- Jamaica 3
- Pakistan 2
- Philippines 2
- Ecuador 1
- Greece 1
- Venezuela 1
Worker's education
- Master's 14
- None 12
- Doctorate 10
- Bachelor's 7
- Other 3
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 25
- F-1 7
- NOT IN USA 7
- B-2 2
- P-1 1
- E-2 1
- J-1 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.