PERM jobs in Lafayette, LA
- Decisions
- 215
- Approved
- 93.7%
- Median certified wage
- $65,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| FY2019 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 35
- Software Developers, Applications 21
- Manicurists and Pedicurists 14
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 9
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8
- Software Developers 7
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 6
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 6
- Computer Systems Analysts 5
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 5
Industries
- Limited-Service Restaurants 35
- Custom Computer Programming Services 21
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 19
- Computer Systems Design Services 16
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 16
- Nail Salons 14
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 8
- Services to Buildings and Dwellings 6
- Engineering Services 6
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Master's 62
- None 40
- Bachelor's 30
- Other 15
- Doctorate 13
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 94
- F-1 39
- L-1 6
- NOT IN USA 6
- J-1 3
- B-2 3
- H-2B 2
- B-1 1
- F-2 1
- TPS 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.