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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Dorchester, MA

Decisions
139
Approved
97.7%
Median certified wage
$110,000
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 9 0 2
FY2017 14 0 1
FY2018 22 0 3
FY2019 13 1 0
FY2020 11 0 0
FY2021 9 0 0
FY2022 11 0 1
FY2023 15 2 0
FY2024 11 0 1
FY2025 12 0 0
FY2026 1 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Commercial Banking 52
  • Custom Computer Programming Services 28
  • Full-Service Restaurants 14
  • Other Computer Related Services 8
  • Commercial Banking 5
  • All Other Outpatient Care Centers 5
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 3
  • Flooring Contractors 2
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 2
  • Janitorial Services 2

Countries of citizenship

  • Spain 35
  • India 19
  • Mexico 13
  • Nepal 8
  • China 8
  • Bangladesh 5
  • Dominican Republic 5
  • Turkey 5
  • Canada 4
  • Vietnam 3

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 69
  • Master's 26
  • None 18
  • Other 6
  • High School 4

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 46
  • E-2 26
  • L-1 12
  • TN 9
  • F-1 6
  • TPS 4
  • NOT IN USA 3
  • J-1 2
  • F-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.