PERM jobs in Lincoln, NE
- Decisions
- 578
- Approved
- 94.0%
- Median certified wage
- $48,880
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 42 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 102 | 13 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 54 | 12 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 102 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 50 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- UNIVERSAL PURE COLD STORAGE, LLC 85
- American Union Ventures INC. DBA Am. Recycling 65
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln 45
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN 29
- Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. 26
- Sysco Lincoln, Inc. 25
- K2 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LLC 22
- Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska 21
- Advantage Trucking LLC 21
- DRM, Inc. 19
Top occupations
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 110
- Production Workers, All Other 65
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 42
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 32
- Software Developers, Applications 28
- Software Developers 27
- Fast Food and Counter Workers 19
- Manicurists and Pedicurists 17
- Statisticians 16
- Software Developers, Systems Software 9
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 96
- Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage 85
- Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 65
- General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 25
- Direct Life Insurance Carriers 22
- Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 22
- General Freight Trucking 21
- Limited-Service Restaurants 20
- Nail Salons 17
- Consumer Lending 16
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- None 191
- Master's 100
- Doctorate 63
- Bachelor's 45
- High School 5
- Other 5
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 173
- NOT IN USA 49
- F-1 18
- L-1 4
- J-1 3
- E-2 2
- B-2 2
- H-2B 2
- TN 1
- F-2 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.