PERM jobs in Hickory, NC
- Decisions
- 62
- Approved
- 94.6%
- Median certified wage
- $60,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Lutheran Home-Hickory, Inc. 10
- CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC 8
- Lutheran Home-Hickory-West, Inc. 7
- Supreme Maintenance Organization 5
- CommScope Technologies LLC 4
- Wild Wok At Hickory LLC 3
- NY HIBACHI BUFFET, INC 3
- APOGEE MEDICAL GROUP, NORTH CAROLINA, PC 3
- Riley Defense Inc 2
- ZIMMER GROUP US, INC. 2
Top occupations
Industries
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 17
- Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5
- Janitorial Services 5
- Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 3
- Food Services and Drinking Places 3
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 3
- Restaurants and Other Eating Places 2
- Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing 2
- Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2
- Other Telecommunications 2
Countries of citizenship
- India 10
- Bangladesh 4
- South Korea 3
- China 3
- Nepal 3
- United Kingdom 2
- Albania 1
- Lebanon 1
- Argentina 1
- Brazil 1
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 12
- Master's 9
- None 8
- Other 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 14
- L-1 4
- NOT IN USA 4
- B-1 1
- B-2 1
- TPS 1
- VWB 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.