PERM jobs in Lake Charles, LA
- Decisions
- 153
- Approved
- 96.3%
- Median certified wage
- $31,200
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| FY2021 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- M M LAWN AND IRRIGATION, LLC 25
- LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. 22
- McNeese State University 16
- SUPERBOBS LAWN LANDSCAPE, LLC 9
- BIG EASY FOODS OF LOUISIANA 9
- CALCASIEU PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM 7
- SuperBob's Lawn & Landscape, LLC 4
- Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association, Inc. 4
- CHRISTUS Health 4
- HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OF TEXAS, PLLC 4
Top occupations
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 46
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 17
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 9
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 7
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 7
- Accountants and Auditors 6
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 5
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 5
- Internists, General 4
- Software Developers, Applications 3
Industries
- Landscaping Services 56
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 16
- Poultry Processing 9
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 9
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 8
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 8
- Landscaping Services 4
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4
- Industrial Building Construction 4
- Golf Courses and Country Clubs 3
Countries of citizenship
- Mexico 72
- Pakistan 9
- India 9
- Nepal 6
- Bangladesh 5
- China 4
- Colombia 4
- Benin 3
- Cambodia 2
- Germany 2
Worker's education
- None 76
- Bachelor's 24
- Doctorate 13
- Master's 12
- Other 7
- High School 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 33
- H-2B 15
- F-1 12
- NOT IN USA 6
- B-2 3
- TN 2
- E-2 2
- L-1 2
- F-2 1
- H-1B1 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.