PERM jobs in Houghton, MI
- Decisions
- 75
- Approved
- 97.0%
- Median certified wage
- $90,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Michigan Technological University 74
- University Bank d/b/a Midwest Loan Services 1
Top occupations
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 36
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 6
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 2
- Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 2
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2
- Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 1
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 74
- Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 1
Countries of citizenship
- China 22
- India 7
- South Korea 5
- Iran 5
- Germany 4
- Canada 3
- Pakistan 1
- Brazil 1
- Jordan 1
- Venezuela 1
Worker's education
- Doctorate 55
- Master's 3
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 56
- J-1 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.