PERM jobs in Columbus, OH
- Decisions
- 3,579
- Approved
- 97.1%
- Median certified wage
- $100,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 333 | 5 | 13 |
| FY2017 | 254 | 14 | 14 |
| FY2018 | 354 | 6 | 5 |
| FY2019 | 234 | 10 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 253 | 4 | 9 |
| FY2021 | 265 | 5 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 300 | 3 | 15 |
| FY2023 | 267 | 15 | 28 |
| FY2024 | 275 | 18 | 19 |
| FY2025 | 486 | 13 | 14 |
| FY2026 | 324 | 7 | 10 |
Top sponsors
- JP MORGAN CHASE CO 537
- Labor Guys, LLC 281
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 178
- INFORMATION CONTROL COMPANY, LLC 166
- The Huntington National Bank 136
- The Ohio State University 119
- Accenture LLP 94
- Express, LLC 79
- MAST Technology Services, Inc. 65
- NATIONWIDE INSURANCE 65
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 990
- Software Developers 313
- Helpers--Production Workers 280
- Computer Systems Analysts 222
- Computer Occupations, All Other 220
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 96
- Statisticians 96
- Software Developers, Systems Software 81
- Computer Systems Analysts 67
- Accountants and Auditors 54
Industries
- Offices of Other Holding Companies 715
- Temporary Help Services 328
- Custom Computer Programming Services 284
- Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 173
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 141
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 134
- Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 112
- Other Depository Credit Intermediation 100
- Other Computer Related Services 81
- Clothing Stores 78
Countries of citizenship
- India 1,808
- China 208
- Pakistan 73
- South Korea 70
- Canada 46
- Iran 39
- Mexico 38
- Bangladesh 33
- Brazil 29
- Turkey 29
Worker's education
- Master's 1,118
- Bachelor's 1,065
- None 229
- Doctorate 127
- Other 113
- High School 19
- Associate's 11
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 2,178
- F-1 88
- L-1 46
- NOT IN USA 41
- TN 25
- B-2 16
- H-4 13
- O-1 11
- E-2 9
- F-2 8
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.