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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Provo, UT

Decisions
226
Approved
93.7%
Median certified wage
$79,872
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 3 1
FY2017 15 3 0
FY2018 11 0 0
FY2019 9 1 0
FY2020 7 2 0
FY2021 14 1 0
FY2022 19 1 0
FY2023 20 0 2
FY2024 41 0 0
FY2025 31 3 2
FY2026 21 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Security Systems Services 38
  • Custom Computer Programming Services 35
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 16
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools 12
  • Food (Health) Supplement Stores 10
  • Software Publishers 9
  • Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) 7
  • Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 7
  • Full-Service Restaurants 5
  • Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 5

Countries of citizenship

  • India 34
  • Canada 26
  • China 17
  • Brazil 15
  • South Korea 15
  • Mexico 9
  • Venezuela 6
  • Colombia 4
  • Bolivia 4
  • United States Of America 3

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 61
  • Master's 41
  • High School 26
  • None 14
  • Doctorate 13
  • Associate's 9
  • Other 3

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 81
  • F-1 28
  • H-2B 15
  • L-1 9
  • B-2 3
  • H-4 2
  • F-2 2
  • E-2 1
  • TN 1
  • TPS 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.