PERM jobs in Grand Rapids, MI
- Decisions
- 762
- Approved
- 95.3%
- Median certified wage
- $84,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 61 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 42 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 81 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 43 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2021 | 37 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 62 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 55 | 11 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 121 | 0 | 11 |
| FY2026 | 87 | 8 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership 94
- Sena Info Technologies, Inc 64
- GDI SERVICES INC. 64
- Dematic Corp. 59
- SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEM 37
- Grand Valley State University 26
- INITECH GLOBAL, LLC 26
- VERNUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC 25
- Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners 24
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC 20
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 105
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 84
- Software Developers 61
- Computer Systems Analysts 37
- Computer Occupations, All Other 36
- Computer Systems Analysts 30
- Electrical Engineers 23
- Software Developers, Applications, Non R & D (ACWIA Only) 23
- Software Developers, Systems Software 21
- Industrial Engineers 20
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 108
- Janitorial Services 84
- Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing 69
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 58
- Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 42
- General Merchandise Stores 35
- Other Computer Related Services 33
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 32
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 23
- Full-Service Restaurants 20
Countries of citizenship
- India 275
- Bangladesh 39
- Canada 31
- China 23
- South Korea 20
- Mexico 16
- Philippines 10
- Pakistan 7
- Nigeria 7
- Syria 6
Worker's education
- Master's 207
- Bachelor's 158
- None 68
- Other 44
- Doctorate 24
- High School 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 363
- NOT IN USA 53
- F-1 25
- L-1 20
- TN 11
- E-2 6
- J-1 4
- H-4 4
- TPS 3
- L-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.