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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Malden, MA

Decisions
97
Approved
87.8%
Median certified wage
$66,352
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 6 0 0
FY2017 4 1 0
FY2018 7 1 0
FY2019 8 1 0
FY2020 4 1 2
FY2021 8 0 1
FY2022 5 1 1
FY2023 6 3 0
FY2024 10 2 1
FY2025 11 0 2
FY2026 10 1 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Computer Systems Design Services 10
  • Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 7
  • Full-Service Restaurants 6
  • Residential Remodelers 6
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 4
  • Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers 3
  • Painting and Wall Covering Contractors 3
  • Office Administrative Services 3
  • Offices of Dentists 3
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 3

Countries of citizenship

  • India 17
  • Brazil 16
  • China 12
  • Nepal 5
  • Costa Rica 2
  • Russia 2
  • Morocco 1
  • Belgium 1
  • Greece 1
  • Egypt 1

Worker's education

  • Master's 24
  • Bachelor's 15
  • None 12
  • High School 9
  • Other 4
  • Doctorate 3
  • Associate's 3

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 32
  • B-2 8
  • F-1 7
  • NOT IN USA 4
  • F-2 2
  • E-2 1
  • TPS 1
  • J-1 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.