PERM jobs in Kingsport, TN
- Decisions
- 78
- Approved
- 100.0%
- Median certified wage
- $87,700
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 40
- Jareonsub Inc. 10
- National HealthCare Corporation 8
- East Tennessee State University 5
- HAYNIES LAWN AND LANDSCAPING, LLC 5
- Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc. 3
- HENARD METAL FABRICATORS, INC. 2
- InPatient Consultants of Tennessee, P.C. 1
- Kingsport Ballet 1
- Camelot Care Center, Inc. 1
Top occupations
Industries
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 23
- Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 12
- Limited-Service Restaurants 10
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 8
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 5
- Landscaping Services 5
- Basic Chemical Manufacturing 5
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 4
- Offices of Physicians 1
- Dance Companies 1
Countries of citizenship
- India 27
- Thailand 10
- Brazil 7
- Mexico 6
- China 3
- Ghana 2
- Nigeria 2
- Pakistan 1
- Zimbabwe 1
- Guyana 1
Worker's education
- Master's 29
- None 15
- Bachelor's 9
- Other 8
- Doctorate 5
- Associate's 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 43
- L-1 2
- NOT IN USA 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.