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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Decisions
359
Approved
92.4%
Median certified wage
$95,243
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 1 0
FY2017 31 2 0
FY2018 39 0 2
FY2019 45 3 1
FY2020 19 4 0
FY2021 18 1 0
FY2022 28 5 4
FY2023 46 2 6
FY2024 14 2 0
FY2025 16 2 2
FY2026 38 4 2

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 144
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 8
  • Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 7
  • Engineering Services 6
  • Software Publishers 5
  • Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 5
  • Other Computer Related Services 5
  • Offices of Lawyers 5
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 4

Countries of citizenship

  • India 139
  • Venezuela 23
  • Canada 13
  • Brazil 13
  • Colombia 11
  • Bangladesh 8
  • Mexico 7
  • Italy 7
  • China 7
  • Netherlands 5

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 134
  • Master's 96
  • None 35
  • Other 14
  • Associate's 5
  • Doctorate 5
  • High School 4

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 165
  • L-1 25
  • F-1 16
  • NOT IN USA 13
  • B-2 9
  • E-2 9
  • TN 8
  • B-1 5
  • F-2 2
  • O-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.