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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Stafford, TX

Decisions
350
Approved
92.6%
Median certified wage
$89,502
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 37 3 1
FY2017 33 2 3
FY2018 31 1 1
FY2019 36 1 2
FY2020 21 4 0
FY2021 17 6 0
FY2022 25 0 1
FY2023 35 3 1
FY2024 22 2 0
FY2025 21 1 1
FY2026 33 2 4

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 123
  • Computer Systems Design Services 22
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 12
  • Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 11
  • Testing Laboratories and Services 10
  • Beauty Salons 5
  • Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 5
  • Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 4
  • Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing 4

Countries of citizenship

  • India 151
  • China 32
  • Pakistan 29
  • Turkey 12
  • Venezuela 11
  • Mexico 11
  • Kyrgyzstan 3
  • Philippines 3
  • Israel 2
  • Colombia 2

Worker's education

  • Master's 171
  • Bachelor's 84
  • None 14
  • High School 8
  • Associate's 4
  • Doctorate 3
  • Other 2

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 163
  • F-1 38
  • L-1 11
  • B-2 7
  • NOT IN USA 6
  • TN 3
  • E-2 3
  • EWI 3
  • F-2 2
  • H-4 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.