PERM jobs in Federal Way, WA
- Decisions
- 169
- Approved
- 90.8%
- Median certified wage
- $85,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Applexus Technologies LLC 41
- Han Ah Reum Mart, Inc. 25
- Texas Instruments Incorporated 9
- SBCT, INC. 8
- DAVITA INC. 6
- SBCT Inc (DBA Pho Tai) 6
- MS MEDIA GROUP CORP 4
- WORLD VISION, INC. 4
- A Marine Hills Adult Family Home, LLC 3
- RUTMWA HEALTHCARE 3
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 35
- Food Preparation Workers 14
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 12
- Stockers and Order Fillers 11
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 8
- Computer Systems Analysts 7
- Cooks, Restaurant 5
- Clergy 4
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4
- Accountants and Auditors 4
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 32
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 26
- Full-Service Restaurants 15
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 9
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 8
- Offices of Dentists 7
- Limited-Service Restaurants 7
- Religious Organizations 6
- Kidney Dialysis Centers 5
- Home Health Care Services 4
Countries of citizenship
- South Korea 61
- India 59
- China 7
- Philippines 2
- Kenya 1
- Vietnam 1
- Moldova 1
- Jordan 1
- Armenia 1
- Singapore 1
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 40
- Master's 37
- None 24
- High School 23
- Other 11
- Doctorate 1
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 71
- F-1 24
- E-2 10
- F-2 2
- B-2 2
- J-1 1
- B-1 1
- NOT IN USA 1
- L-1 1
- I 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.