PERM jobs in Portland, ME
- Decisions
- 216
- Approved
- 98.5%
- Median certified wage
- $82,326
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 56 | 1 | 3 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 53
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26
- Software Developers 22
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 14
- Dentists, General 10
- Cooks, Restaurant 9
- Computer Systems Analysts 6
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 5
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 4
- Prosthodontists 3
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 71
- Janitorial Services 40
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 25
- Full-Service Restaurants 9
- Computer Systems Design Services 8
- Direct Life Insurance Carriers 6
- Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities 6
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 5
- Credit Card Issuing 4
- Engineering Services 4
Countries of citizenship
- India 85
- United Kingdom 7
- Thailand 5
- China 4
- Canada 2
- South Korea 2
- Nepal 2
- Ireland 2
- Nigeria 2
- Romania 2
Worker's education
- Master's 59
- Bachelor's 38
- Other 18
- None 7
- Doctorate 7
- High School 2
- Associate's 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 107
- F-1 5
- NOT IN USA 4
- L-1 3
- J-1 2
- PAROLEE 1
- TN 1
- H-4 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.