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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Pontiac, MI

Decisions
292
Approved
98.5%
Median certified wage
$101,154
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 17 0 0
FY2017 23 3 0
FY2018 46 0 1
FY2019 24 0 0
FY2020 18 0 1
FY2021 22 1 0
FY2022 26 0 0
FY2023 15 0 0
FY2024 19 0 1
FY2025 26 0 2
FY2026 31 0 16

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Real Estate Credit 99
  • Automobile Manufacturing 83
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 16
  • Custom Computer Programming Services 14
  • Landscaping Services 13
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 8
  • Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 5
  • Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 5
  • Battery Manufacturing 5
  • Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers 4

Countries of citizenship

  • India 113
  • Mexico 27
  • China 21
  • Canada 16
  • South Korea 14
  • Brazil 9
  • Paraguay 2
  • Pakistan 2
  • Cameroon 1
  • Venezuela 1

Worker's education

  • Master's 99
  • Bachelor's 78
  • None 16
  • Doctorate 13
  • Other 6
  • High School 2
  • Associate's 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 137
  • L-1 34
  • TN 20
  • F-1 3
  • L-2 1
  • NOT IN USA 1
  • PAROLEE 1
  • O-1 1
  • H-4 1
  • EWI 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.