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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Fairfield, NJ

Decisions
257
Approved
95.2%
Median certified wage
$90,400
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 32 2 1
FY2017 23 1 0
FY2018 19 1 0
FY2019 15 3 2
FY2020 17 1 0
FY2021 13 1 1
FY2022 19 1 1
FY2023 25 1 0
FY2024 21 0 1
FY2025 27 0 1
FY2026 26 1 1

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 33
  • Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 19
  • Testing Laboratories and Services 12
  • Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 12
  • Engineering Services 11
  • Other Computer Related Services 10
  • Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers 9
  • Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 7
  • Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors 7
  • Investment Advice 6

Countries of citizenship

  • India 94
  • Turkey 20
  • China 12
  • South Korea 8
  • Pakistan 7
  • Italy 6
  • Colombia 5
  • Canada 5
  • Nepal 4
  • Poland 3

Worker's education

  • Master's 82
  • Bachelor's 77
  • None 19
  • High School 9
  • Doctorate 3
  • Associate's 2
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 132
  • F-1 15
  • E-2 8
  • B-2 4
  • NOT IN USA 3
  • TN 3
  • EWI 2
  • M-1 2
  • PAROLEE 2
  • L-1 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.