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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Poway, CA

Decisions
375
Approved
94.5%
Median certified wage
$100,027
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 30 1 1
FY2017 21 3 0
FY2018 25 1 1
FY2019 28 1 0
FY2020 13 0 2
FY2021 35 0 21
FY2022 36 0 2
FY2023 50 1 3
FY2024 15 3 2
FY2025 34 5 8
FY2026 25 3 5

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 194
  • Other Computer Related Services 88
  • Engineering Services 12
  • Nail Salons 10
  • Home Health Care Services 9
  • Full-Service Restaurants 6
  • All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 4
  • Scientific Research and Development Services 4
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 4
  • Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals 3

Countries of citizenship

  • India 104
  • China 64
  • Iran 11
  • Philippines 10
  • Nigeria 10
  • South Korea 9
  • Taiwan 7
  • Nepal 7
  • Mexico 6
  • Saudi Arabia 5

Worker's education

  • Master's 208
  • Bachelor's 59
  • None 16
  • Doctorate 3
  • Associate's 1
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 177
  • F-1 80
  • E-2 6
  • L-1 4
  • H-4 2
  • B-2 2
  • J-1 2
  • E-3 2
  • EWI 1
  • TN 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.