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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Sparks, MD

Decisions
76
Approved
74.7%
Median certified wage
$95,670
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 5 0 0
FY2017 2 1 0
FY2018 12 10 0
FY2019 3 6 1
FY2020 4 2 0
FY2021 4 0 0
FY2022 7 0 0
FY2023 1 0 0
FY2024 9 0 0
FY2025 6 0 0
FY2026 3 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 21
  • Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 11
  • Engineering Services 5
  • Landscaping Services 5
  • Passenger Car Leasing 5
  • Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 4
  • Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 3
  • Computer Systems Design Services 3
  • Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing 3
  • Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing 2

Countries of citizenship

  • Mexico 29
  • India 17
  • Canada 4
  • China 3
  • Iran 3
  • Haiti 1
  • Nigeria 1
  • Vietnam 1
  • Austria 1
  • Singapore 1

Worker's education

  • Master's 18
  • Bachelor's 16
  • None 12
  • Other 10
  • High School 5

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 29
  • H-2B 22
  • F-1 2
  • TN 2
  • L-1 1
  • NOT IN USA 1
  • J-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.