Updated
PERM jobs in Northfield, MN
- Decisions
- 46
- Approved
- 97.8%
- Median certified wage
- $65,000
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, and 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- MCLANE MINNESOTA, INC. 20
- Carleton College 14
- St. Olaf College 10
- AURORA PHARMACEUTICAL INC 1
- DAVID A GARLIE -VETERINARIAN 1
Top occupations
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 20
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 5
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 5
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2
- History Teachers, Postsecondary 1
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1
- Microbiologists 1
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS 611310) 22
- General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 20
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS 61131) 2
- Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 1
- Veterinary Services 1
Countries of citizenship
- Zimbabwe 19
- India 3
- Canada 2
- China 2
- Mexico 2
- Israel 2
- Germany 1
- Nigeria 1
- Democratic Republic Of Congo 1
- Brazil 1
Worker's education
- High School 20
- Doctorate 17
- Master's 2
- Other 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 17
- F-1 1
- J-1 1
H-1B in Northfield, MN
103 labor condition applications name a worksite here, FY2020 to FY2026, and DOL certified 77 (75%). An LCA is the employer's wage attestation before an H-1B petition, so it counts positions offered. It doesn't count people hired.
Employers, certified LCAs since FY2024
Jobs, certified LCAs since FY2024
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 5
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- History Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 2
- Clergy 2
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 2
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1
- Software Developers 1
Where Northfield, MN sits
- Counties
- Dakota and Rice counties
- Census places Northfield city in both
- Metro area
- Faribault-Northfield, MN
- Micropolitan statistical area
- DOL wage area
- Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area
- For Rice County, at the city's center. Its counties sit in two wage areas
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers20 PERM decisions
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary5 PERM decisions
- Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary5 PERM decisions
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary3 PERM decisions
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary2 PERM decisions
- Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary2 PERM decisions
- middle half of pay (BLS)
- median
- 10th to 90th percentile
- DOL's Levels I to IV, left to right
| Job | BLS median | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $58,180 | $43,181 | $51,646 | $60,112 | $68,578 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | — | $76,440 | $103,903 | $131,367 | $158,830 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | — | $61,370 | $75,553 | $89,737 | $103,920 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,340 | $49,760 | $67,057 | $84,353 | $101,650 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $83,770 | $62,540 | $79,283 | $96,027 | $112,770 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | — | $72,770 | $92,180 | $111,590 | $131,000 |
Any job in any area, and every wage year since 2021-22, in the wage-level tool.
The jobs filed most in Northfield, MN: what employers in the metro report paying everyone in each, and DOL's four prevailing wage levels there. More
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled, and a city counts as one place per state.
Case data through Jun 30, 2026 · LCA disclosures through Jun 30, 2026 · Census places and metros through Jan 1, 2026 · BLS market pay through May 31, 2025 · DOL wage tables through Jul 1, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
LCA disclosures: DOL quarterly LCA disclosure files (www.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
Census places and metros: Census Bureau Gazetteer and metro delineation files (census.gov) · data through Jan 1, 2026 · yearly
BLS market pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (bls.gov) · data through May 31, 2025 · yearly, each spring
DOL wage tables: DOL OFLC wage data downloads (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jul 1, 2026 · yearly, each july
What each source includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
LCA disclosures: Certified and denied H-1B labor condition applications only, with the wage offered.
Census places and metros: Where each worksite city sits: its county, metro area and DOL wage area, matched to Census's place and county files. A city Census lists in no single place is left unmatched. This site doesn't guess it.
BLS market pay: Pay employers report for everyone in each job, from BLS's yearly survey (May of the year named). It's shown nationally, by state and by metro. It covers citizens and immigrants alike, and it isn't drawn from PERM offers.
DOL wage tables: The four prevailing wage levels DOL publishes for every job in every area, each wage year from 2021-22, as DOL's own tables print them. They're the floors an offer is held to. They don't show what anyone was paid.
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