PERM jobs in Fort Smith, AR
- Decisions
- 114
- Approved
- 96.2%
- Median certified wage
- $120,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities 28
- PRIME PHYSICIANS LLC 13
- Baptist Health 12
- Rheem Manufacturing Company 9
- ArcBest Technologies, Inc. 8
- Fort Smith HMA PBC Management, LLC 5
- Baptist Health Services 3
- University of Arkansas Fort Smith 3
- TASSANEES THAI CUISINE, LLC 3
- LIONBRIDGE TECHNOLOGIES 3
Top occupations
Industries
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 38
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 21
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services 6
- Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing 6
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3
- Restaurants and Other Eating Places 3
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 3
- Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing 2
- Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services 2
- Computer Systems Design Services 2
Countries of citizenship
- India 39
- Mexico 6
- Pakistan 5
- Nepal 4
- Ecuador 4
- Thailand 3
- Estonia 3
- Canada 2
- South Korea 2
- Jordan 2
Worker's education
- Other 50
- Master's 17
- Bachelor's 10
- Doctorate 3
- None 3
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 64
- NOT IN USA 5
- F-1 2
- L-1 2
- I 2
- O-1 1
- J-2 1
- TN 1
- 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.