PERM jobs in Lexington, KY
- Decisions
- 456
- Approved
- 95.0%
- Median certified wage
- $73,758
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 24 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 34 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 44 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 37 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 48 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 56 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 36 | 3 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- University of Kentucky 187
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC 20
- Piramal Pharma Solutions Inc. 13
- Kenneth McPeek Racing Stable Inc 12
- Cherie DeVaux Racing Inc. 11
- Traits LLC 10
- ACG BBQ, LLC. dba Sonnys BBQ 7
- Lexmark International, Inc. 6
- Saint Joseph Health System 5
- Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital 5
Top occupations
- Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 47
- Internists, General 34
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 25
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 20
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 20
- General Internal Medicine Physicians 17
- Software Developers, Applications 15
- Animal Trainers 12
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 187
- Other Spectator Sports 33
- Janitorial Services 20
- Racetracks 19
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 14
- Custom Computer Programming Services 12
- Horses and Other Equine Production 11
- Food Services and Drinking Places 7
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 7
- Full-Service Restaurants 6
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Other 102
- None 76
- Master's 61
- Doctorate 52
- Bachelor's 36
- High School 15
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 217
- NOT IN USA 25
- F-1 10
- H-2A 5
- L-1 5
- TN 4
- P-1 4
- B-1 3
- B-2 3
- E-2 3
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.