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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in San Juan, PR

Decisions
169
Approved
89.2%
Median certified wage
$57,799
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 28 1 2
FY2017 15 1 1
FY2018 17 2 2
FY2019 7 2 0
FY2020 12 2 1
FY2021 9 2 0
FY2022 9 1 1
FY2023 7 2 0
FY2024 7 2 3
FY2025 20 0 2
FY2026 9 2 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 15
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 14
  • Commercial Banking 9
  • Food Services and Drinking Places 6
  • Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 5
  • Investment Banking and Securities Dealing 5
  • Engineering Services 4
  • Management Consulting Services 4
  • Roofing Contractors 4
  • Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 4

Countries of citizenship

  • Venezuela 45
  • Colombia 10
  • Mexico 8
  • Argentina 8
  • Spain 7
  • China 7
  • India 6
  • Peru 6
  • Nicaragua 5
  • El Salvador 5

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 61
  • Master's 30
  • None 22
  • Doctorate 12
  • Other 4
  • High School 3
  • Associate's 2

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 57
  • L-1 19
  • F-1 6
  • E-2 6
  • TN 4
  • NOT IN USA 2
  • L-2 2
  • J-2 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.