PERM jobs in Salem, OR
- Decisions
- 738
- Approved
- 83.3%
- Median certified wage
- $42,869
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 11 | 79 | 9 |
| FY2019 | 158 | 27 | 69 |
| FY2020 | 200 | 0 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 75 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- MAY TRUCKING COMPANY 607
- RESER'S FINE FOODS, INC. 45
- Marion County School District 24J 8
- SALEM PULMONARY ASSC. P.C. 7
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY 5
- KCDO Corporation 4
- WILLAMETTE FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER 4
- Yan Yan Chinese Cuisine Inc 3
- OREGON HEALTH SCIENCE UNIVERSITY 3
- Salem Health 3
Top occupations
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 607
- Helpers--Production Workers 45
- Cooks, Restaurant 22
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8
- Internists, General 7
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 5
- Software Developers, Applications 4
- Pediatricians, General 3
- Software Developers 2
- Computer Systems Analysts 2
Industries
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload 425
- General Freight Trucking, Local 153
- Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 45
- Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance 28
- Food Services and Drinking Places 15
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 12
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 8
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 8
- Full-Service Restaurants 6
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 5
Countries of citizenship
- Zimbabwe 193
- South Africa 185
- Mexico 59
- Poland 43
- Albania 17
- China 16
- Kosovo 11
- Colombia 11
- Ukraine 11
- Spain 10
Worker's education
- None 625
- Other 23
- Bachelor's 10
- Doctorate 6
- Master's 4
- High School 2
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 604
- H-1B 26
- J-1 7
- F-1 4
- E-2 3
- H-2A 2
- B-2 1
- EWI 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.