PERM jobs in Port Arthur, TX
- Decisions
- 101
- Approved
- 70.6%
- Median certified wage
- $56,508
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- PORT ARTHUR ISD 43
- CHEMTEX ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY INC., 11
- JBS Packing Co., Inc. 6
- Port Arthur Independent School District 4
- JBS PACKING COMPANY, INC. 4
- CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas 2
- The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, LP 2
- Port Arthur Smiles PLLC 2
- Southeast Texas Drywall, LLC 2
- RAYAAN ENTERPRISE LLC 2
Top occupations
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 17
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 14
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 12
- Chemists 5
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 5
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 4
- Dentists, General 3
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 3
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School 2
- Receptionists and Information Clerks 2
Industries
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 46
- Testing Laboratories and Services 11
- Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 6
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 4
- Offices of Dentists 3
- Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels 2
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 2
- Drywall and Insulation Contractors 2
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) 2
Countries of citizenship
- Philippines 24
- India 15
- Mexico 13
- Venezuela 11
- Pakistan 9
- Bangladesh 5
- Nigeria 3
- Nicaragua 3
- United Kingdom 2
- St Lucia 1
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 45
- Master's 18
- None 17
- High School 5
- Other 4
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 60
- H-2B 10
- F-1 3
- TPS 2
- EWI 2
- L-1 2
- NOT IN USA 2
- TN 1
- B-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.