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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Fountain Valley, CA

Decisions
175
Approved
93.4%
Median certified wage
$68,786
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 22 0 0
FY2017 9 1 0
FY2018 20 2 1
FY2019 12 1 0
FY2020 18 0 1
FY2021 10 0 2
FY2022 10 0 0
FY2023 13 1 1
FY2024 11 4 1
FY2025 11 2 2
FY2026 19 0 1

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services 25
  • Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services 18
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 10
  • Full-Service Restaurants 9
  • Residential Remodelers 8
  • Other Information Services 8
  • Custom Computer Programming Services 7
  • Temporary Help Services 6
  • Pharmacies and Drug Stores 6
  • Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 5

Countries of citizenship

  • India 30
  • South Korea 25
  • Japan 12
  • Vietnam 11
  • China 10
  • Brazil 10
  • Mexico 7
  • Canada 5
  • Iran 3
  • Nigeria 2

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 57
  • Master's 29
  • None 27
  • High School 10
  • Associate's 6
  • Other 5
  • Doctorate 4

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 42
  • F-1 23
  • B-2 6
  • TN 5
  • NOT IN USA 5
  • E-2 4
  • L-1 2
  • E-3 1
  • F-2 1
  • H-1B1 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.