PERM jobs in Des Moines, IA
- Decisions
- 320
- Approved
- 98.7%
- Median certified wage
- $98,115
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- SOFTWORLD TECHNOLOGIES LLC 27
- MERCY CLINICS, INCORPORATED 23
- FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DES MOINES 22
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY 19
- Skywalk Global, LLC. 17
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation 14
- Central Iowa Hospital Corporation 13
- Employers Mutual Casualty Company 11
- NATIONWIDE INSURANCE 11
- WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 8
Top occupations
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 54
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 27
- Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 23
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 20
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 19
- All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 16
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 12
- Offices of Certified Public Accountants 9
- All Other Financial Investment Activities 8
- Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 7
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 113
- Bachelor's 60
- Other 52
- Doctorate 17
- High School 3
- None 1
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 216
- F-1 6
- TN 3
- PAROLEE 2
- TPS 2
- J-2 2
- NOT IN USA 1
- O-1 1
- L-1 1
- B-2 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.