PERM jobs in Bowling Green, KY
- Decisions
- 165
- Approved
- 93.6%
- Median certified wage
- $60,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Western Kentucky University 35
- Trace Die Cast, Inc. 24
- Commonwealth Health Corporation 13
- Bowling Green Metalforming LLC 8
- ACG BBQ, LLC. dba Sonnys BBQ 7
- EAGLE FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS LLC 7
- Garcias Restaurant Inc 6
- El Mazatlan 6, Inc. 5
- FRUIT OF THE LOOM 5
- Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC 4
Top occupations
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal 11
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10
- Industrial Engineers 9
- Cooks, Restaurant 9
- Helpers--Production Workers 8
- Industrial Production Managers 6
- Internists, General 6
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 4
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 4
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 36
- Nonferrous Metal Foundries 24
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12
- Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 10
- Full-Service Restaurants 9
- Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 8
- Food Services and Drinking Places 7
- Restaurants and Other Eating Places 6
- Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 5
- Other Apparel Knitting Mills 5
Countries of citizenship
- El Salvador 31
- India 16
- Mexico 15
- China 10
- Canada 10
- Honduras 8
- Iran 5
- South Korea 4
- Pakistan 4
- Vietnam 3
Worker's education
- None 49
- Master's 20
- Doctorate 20
- Bachelor's 18
- Other 18
- High School 4
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 49
- TPS 34
- F-1 10
- L-1 6
- EWI 6
- TN 5
- J-1 4
- E-2 4
- NOT IN USA 1
- O-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.