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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Potomac, MD

Decisions
99
Approved
87.6%
Median certified wage
$30,000
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 6 3 0
FY2017 8 2 0
FY2018 14 1 0
FY2019 8 1 2
FY2020 7 0 0
FY2021 9 0 0
FY2022 4 1 0
FY2023 3 1 0
FY2024 4 3 0
FY2025 13 0 0
FY2026 9 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Private Households 37
  • Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 10
  • Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 5
  • Full-Service Restaurants 5
  • Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services 4
  • Continuing Care Retirement Communities 4
  • Engineering Services 3
  • Private Households 3
  • Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 3
  • Child Care Services 3

Countries of citizenship

  • Philippines 17
  • Sri Lanka 9
  • Nepal 8
  • Brazil 5
  • El Salvador 5
  • Thailand 3
  • India 3
  • South Korea 3
  • China 3
  • Russia 3

Worker's education

  • None 40
  • High School 14
  • Bachelor's 11
  • Other 5
  • Master's 5
  • Doctorate 1
  • Associate's 1

Visa held when filed

  • G-5 10
  • B-2 9
  • TPS 8
  • NOT IN USA 8
  • F-1 5
  • A1/A2 5
  • A-3 4
  • H-1B 3
  • J-1 1
  • B-1 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.