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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Port Lavaca, TX

Decisions
74
Approved
93.2%
Median certified wage
$75,462
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 1 1 0
FY2017 3 0 0
FY2018 8 0 0
FY2019 5 0 0
FY2020 5 0 0
FY2021 4 0 0
FY2022 8 0 0
FY2023 18 0 0
FY2024 2 4 0
FY2025 7 0 0
FY2026 8 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Engineering Services 47
  • Fish and Seafood Markets 21
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools 2
  • Full-Service Restaurants 1
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 1
  • Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels 1
  • Offices of Dentists 1

Countries of citizenship

  • Mexico 24
  • Taiwan 17
  • China 8
  • India 6
  • Canada 2
  • Egypt 1

Worker's education

  • Master's 23
  • None 21
  • Bachelor's 8
  • Doctorate 4
  • Associate's 1
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 35
  • TN 1
  • E-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.