PERM jobs in El Paso, TX
- Decisions
- 2,372
- Approved
- 91.3%
- Median certified wage
- $38,251
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 53 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 36 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 136 | 49 | 169 |
| FY2019 | 384 | 29 | 213 |
| FY2020 | 103 | 15 | 244 |
| FY2021 | 208 | 3 | 39 |
| FY2022 | 180 | 2 | 8 |
| FY2023 | 157 | 22 | 18 |
| FY2024 | 108 | 12 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 76 | 5 | 5 |
| FY2026 | 74 | 1 | 6 |
Top sponsors
- MVT SERVICES, LLC 1,443
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at El Paso 69
- FAT AND BROKE INC.,DBA GAMER LOGISTICS 67
- ERIVES ENTERPRISES INC. 57
- BUCHANAN EXPRESS LLC 49
- Best Express Transportation, LLC 46
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER EP 43
- E&M LOGISTICS, INC. 41
- ALL FRIENDS ENTERPRISES, LLC DBA AF SERVICES 29
- RJ Border International, LP 25
Top occupations
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,807
- Industrial Engineers 49
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 26
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 24
- Industrial Production Managers 21
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 20
- Accountants and Auditors 20
- Electrical Engineers 15
- Software Developers, Applications 15
- Civil Engineers 12
Industries
- General Freight Trucking, Local 1,051
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload 657
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 121
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance 62
- General Freight Trucking 38
- New Car Dealers 25
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 22
- Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing 21
- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 16
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 15
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- None 1,805
- Bachelor's 176
- Master's 85
- Other 57
- Doctorate 47
- High School 21
- Associate's 8
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 1,725
- H-1B 230
- TN 76
- L-1 40
- B-1 20
- H-2B 11
- F-1 8
- E-2 8
- H-2A 3
- B-2 2
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.