PERM jobs in Savannah, GA
- Decisions
- 1,100
- Approved
- 90.9%
- Median certified wage
- $64,172
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 104 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 46 | 8 | 3 |
| FY2018 | 48 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 39 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 59 | 56 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 121 | 20 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 174 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 164 | 0 | 7 |
| FY2026 | 167 | 4 | 3 |
Top sponsors
- SAVANNAHCHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM 379
- SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM 237
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 187
- ROGER WOOD FOODS, INC. 50
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. 48
- KMSB Enterprices LLC 45
- CTS Technical Services, Inc. 16
- La Cosecha XX, LLC 10
- SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY 7
- Hi-Tek Professionals, Inc. 6
Top occupations
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 280
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 147
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 111
- Aerospace Engineers 82
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers 50
- Helpers--Production Workers 48
- Mechanical Engineers 44
- Industrial Engineers 27
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 26
- Electrical Engineers 22
Industries
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 616
- Aircraft Manufacturing 165
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 54
- Meat Processed from Carcasses 50
- Office Administrative Services 49
- Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 21
- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 15
- Full-Service Restaurants 13
- Engineering Services 11
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 9
Countries of citizenship
- Jamaica 319
- India 98
- Canada 64
- South Korea 59
- Mexico 43
- Brazil 16
- China 15
- Philippines 9
- Australia 8
- Colombia 6
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 522
- Master's 134
- Doctorate 25
- None 17
- High School 16
- Other 12
- Associate's 6
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 542
- TN 55
- NOT IN USA 24
- L-1 18
- F-1 17
- E-2 8
- J-1 8
- E-3 6
- F-2 5
- O-1 2
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.