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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Des Plaines, IL

Decisions
359
Approved
94.6%
Median certified wage
$74,433
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 40 4 8
FY2017 22 2 0
FY2018 28 0 1
FY2019 30 1 5
FY2020 24 2 1
FY2021 35 1 2
FY2022 18 0 2
FY2023 29 4 2
FY2024 14 1 3
FY2025 40 1 3
FY2026 34 2 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 89
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 29
  • Home Health Care Services 17
  • Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 13
  • Full-Service Restaurants 11
  • Engineering Services 7
  • Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 7
  • Other Computer Related Services 7
  • General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance 5
  • Freight Transportation Arrangement 5

Countries of citizenship

  • India 128
  • Poland 20
  • China 20
  • South Korea 18
  • Turkey 13
  • Canada 9
  • Nepal 8
  • Ukraine 6
  • Bulgaria 6
  • Jordan 5

Worker's education

  • Master's 129
  • Bachelor's 80
  • None 24
  • High School 23
  • Doctorate 10
  • Other 5
  • Associate's 4

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 174
  • F-1 26
  • L-1 11
  • B-2 8
  • NOT IN USA 6
  • TN 5
  • J-1 4
  • F-2 3
  • H-4 2
  • TPS 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.