PERM jobs in St. Paul, MN
- Decisions
- 410
- Approved
- 96.5%
- Median certified wage
- $90,636
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 57 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2026 | 53 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 40
- Personal Care Aides 20
- Project Management Specialists 19
- Biomedical Engineers 18
- Software Developers 16
- Industrial Engineers 15
- Marketing Managers 14
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 10
- Software Developers, Systems Software 10
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 8
Industries
- Custom Computer Programming Services 49
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 49
- Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 37
- Elementary and Secondary Schools 21
- Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 20
- Basic Chemical Manufacturing 20
- Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 14
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 14
- Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 14
- Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 12
Countries of citizenship
- India 100
- China 33
- South Korea 24
- Costa Rica 12
- Canada 12
- Bangladesh 8
- Pakistan 8
- Nepal 6
- Thailand 4
- Mexico 4
Worker's education
- Master's 104
- Bachelor's 90
- Doctorate 41
- Other 23
- None 18
- Associate's 5
- High School 4
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 199
- F-1 30
- L-1 27
- NOT IN USA 12
- TN 3
- E-3 2
- H-4 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.