Updated
PERM jobs in Denton, TX
- Decisions
- 240
- Approved
- 96.2%
- Median certified wage
- $84,000
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, and 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 42 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- Tetra Pak Inc. 43
- University of North Texas 41
- Sally Beauty Supply, LLC 22
- NS & Sons, LLC 19
- Trinity Landscaping LLC 17
- PACCAR Inc 13
- Texas Woman's University 7
- TETRA PAK GLOBAL INFO MANAGEMENT AMERICAS INC. 7
- TEXAS HEALTH PHYSICIANS GROUP 4
- The ESAB Group, Inc. 4
Top occupations
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 26
- Mechanical Engineers 18
- Software Developers 12
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10
- Industrial Engineers 10
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9
- Software Developers, Applications 9
- Computer Systems Analysts 8
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 7
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 6
Industries
- Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 53
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 50
- Landscaping Services (NAICS 56173) 26
- Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores 17
- Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing 13
- Landscaping Services (NAICS 561730) 11
- Custom Computer Programming Services 9
- Full-Service Restaurants 6
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 4
- Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 4
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 46
- None 35
- Master's 30
- Doctorate 28
- Other 13
- High School 6
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 68
- L-1 41
- H-2B 12
- F-1 9
- E-2 4
- TN 4
- EWI 2
- B-2 2
- F-2 2
- G-4 1
H-1B in Denton, TX
2,073 labor condition applications name a worksite here, FY2020 to FY2026, and DOL certified 1,946 (94%). An LCA is the employer's wage attestation before an H-1B petition, so it counts positions offered. It doesn't count people hired.
Employers, certified LCAs since FY2024
Jobs, certified LCAs since FY2024
- Software Developers 438
- Data Scientists 138
- Computer Programmers 122
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 96
- Computer Systems Analysts 42
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 38
- Mechanical Engineers 37
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators 32
- Database Administrators 25
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 22
Where Denton, TX sits
- County
- Denton County
- Census places Denton city in it
- Metro area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Metropolitan statistical area
- DOL wage area
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- The area DOL sets prevailing wages for, wage year 2026-27
103.1 is BEA's price level for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area in 2024, against 100 for the country as a whole; for housing rents it's 117.9. A salary here buys about 97% of what the same salary buys at the national price level.
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers26 PERM decisions
- Mechanical Engineers18 PERM decisions
- Software Developers12 PERM decisions
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary10 PERM decisions
- Industrial Engineers10 PERM decisions
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary9 PERM decisions
Each row has its own scale, marked at its ends: these jobs pay too differently to share one. The table compares them.
- middle half of pay (BLS)
- median
- 10th to 90th percentile
- DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
| Job | BLS median | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $37,680 | $32,261 | $35,963 | $39,666 | $43,368 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $105,420 | $78,250 | $96,304 | $114,358 | $132,413 |
| Software Developers | $133,290 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $100,610 | $51,220 | $80,137 | $109,053 | $137,970 |
| Industrial Engineers | $105,640 | $80,517 | $97,261 | $113,984 | $130,728 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $99,670 | $55,690 | $80,947 | $106,203 | $131,460 |
Any job in any area, and every wage year since 2021-22, in the wage-level tool.
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled, and a city counts as one place per state.
Case data through Jun 30, 2026 · LCA disclosures through Jun 30, 2026 · Census places and metros through Jan 1, 2026 · BLS market pay through May 31, 2025 · DOL wage tables through Jul 1, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
LCA disclosures: DOL quarterly LCA disclosure files (www.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Census places and metros: Census Bureau Gazetteer and metro delineation files (census.gov) · data through Jan 1, 2026 · yearly
BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring
DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
LCA disclosures: Certified and denied H-1B labor condition applications only, with the wage offered.
Census places and metros: Where each worksite city sits: its county, metro area and DOL wage area, matched to Census's place and county files. A city Census lists in no single place is left unmatched. This site doesn't guess it.
BLS market pay: Pay employers report for everyone in each job, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). It's shown nationally, by state and by metro. It covers citizens and immigrants alike, and it isn't drawn from PERM offers.
DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. They're the floors an offer is held to. They don't show what anyone was paid.
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