PERM jobs in Columbus, GA
- Decisions
- 218
- Approved
- 96.7%
- Median certified wage
- $74,256
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- JSA Georgia, Inc. 56
- TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. (TSYS, INC.) 29
- TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES LLC 22
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY 19
- AFLAC OF COLUMBUS 8
- AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF COLUMBUS (AFLAC) 6
- The Medical Center, Inc. 5
- Columbus Fuji Group, Inc. 4
- Kysor Warren EPTA US Corporation 4
- Shah Fashion Jewelry Inc. 4
Top occupations
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 56
- Software Developers, Applications 38
- Software Developers 15
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 9
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 8
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6
- Computer Systems Analysts 5
- Cooks, Restaurant 4
- Computer Systems Analysts 4
- Mechanical Engineers 4
Industries
- Limited-Service Restaurants 56
- Other Activities Related to Credit Intermediation 46
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 17
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 7
- Full-Service Restaurants 6
- Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 5
- Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities 4
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4
Countries of citizenship
- India 64
- South Korea 12
- China 7
- Pakistan 5
- Nigeria 3
- Venezuela 3
- Canada 3
- Philippines 2
- United Kingdom 2
- Honduras 2
Worker's education
- Master's 50
- Bachelor's 29
- Doctorate 13
- Other 12
- None 11
- Associate's 2
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 85
- NOT IN USA 7
- F-1 6
- L-1 6
- TN 2
- E-2 2
- F-2 1
- R-1 1
- G-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.