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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Decisions
109
Approved
96.3%
Median certified wage
$92,000
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 9 1 0
FY2017 10 0 0
FY2018 11 0 1
FY2019 5 2 0
FY2020 9 0 0
FY2021 8 1 0
FY2022 7 0 0
FY2023 6 0 0
FY2024 13 0 0
FY2025 13 0 1
FY2026 12 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 32
  • Engineering Services 24
  • Sports and Recreation Instruction 5
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools 4
  • Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 3
  • Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing 3
  • Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services 2
  • Full-Service Restaurants 2
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 2
  • Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 2

Countries of citizenship

  • India 25
  • China 9
  • Iran 8
  • Brazil 6
  • Mexico 5
  • United Kingdom 5
  • Taiwan 3
  • Canada 3
  • Serbia 2
  • Nepal 2

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 34
  • Master's 29
  • None 13
  • High School 3
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 44
  • F-1 7
  • E-2 5
  • NOT IN USA 4
  • TN 3
  • EWI 2
  • J-1 1
  • E-1 1
  • TPS 1
  • L-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.