PERM jobs in Baton Rouge, LA
- Decisions
- 682
- Approved
- 91.0%
- Median certified wage
- $68,559
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 63 | 13 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 59 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 46 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 48 | 6 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 49 | 4 | 6 |
| FY2021 | 59 | 3 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 42 | 11 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 65 | 3 | 11 |
| FY2025 | 58 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 46 | 6 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- Louisiana State University and A&M College 126
- LANDRYS PROFESSIONAL LAWN LANDSCAPE, INC. 38
- Rotolo Consultants, Inc. 28
- Blue Skies Landscape, LLC 25
- EDGE FORM, LLC 22
- GROUNDWORKS INC. 21
- EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD 21
- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA 20
- INFOSYS SOLUTIONS, INC. 18
- Bart Keller Company LLC 17
Top occupations
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 103
- Software Developers, Applications 54
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 44
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 17
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 16
- Chemical Engineers 15
- Construction Laborers 13
- Civil Engineers 12
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 10
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 138
- Landscaping Services 125
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 38
- Engineering Services 31
- Services to Buildings and Dwellings 28
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 20
- Other Computer Related Services 19
- Custom Computer Programming Services 17
- New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) 17
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 15
Countries of citizenship
- Mexico 145
- India 122
- China 39
- South Korea 24
- Canada 21
- Nepal 16
- Turkey 15
- Philippines 15
- Iran 13
- Vietnam 11
Worker's education
- None 167
- Master's 135
- Doctorate 107
- Bachelor's 95
- Other 29
- High School 9
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 292
- F-1 29
- H-2B 29
- NOT IN USA 12
- L-1 9
- TN 6
- J-1 6
- TPS 4
- E-2 3
- O-1 2
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.