PERM jobs in Decatur, GA
- Decisions
- 189
- Approved
- 91.9%
- Median certified wage
- $47,195
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 15 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
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Top occupations
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 21
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 19
- Software Developers, Applications 9
- Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 8
- Electrical Engineers 7
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 7
- Nursing Assistants 7
- Cooks, Restaurant 6
- Accountants and Auditors 6
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 6
Industries
- Limited-Service Restaurants 28
- Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing 28
- Jewelry Stores 10
- Software Publishers 9
- Full-Service Restaurants 8
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 8
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 8
- Computer Systems Design Services 6
- Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 4
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 4
Countries of citizenship
- India 60
- Pakistan 17
- Canada 11
- China 9
- Brazil 5
- Mexico 5
- Kenya 3
- Jamaica 2
- Bangladesh 2
- Thailand 2
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 38
- None 38
- Master's 36
- High School 5
- Associate's 5
- Other 5
- Doctorate 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 58
- B-2 11
- F-1 10
- NOT IN USA 8
- L-1 4
- F-2 2
- O-1 1
- TN 1
- E-1 1
- EWI 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.