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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Stafford, VA

Decisions
31
Approved
83.3%
Median certified wage
$63,981
Years
FY2017 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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2017 1 1 0
FY2018 4 1 0
FY2019 1 0 0
FY2020 4 0 0
FY2021 4 1 0
FY2022 5 0 0
FY2023 1 0 1
FY2024 2 2 0
FY2025 1 0 0
FY2026 2 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 9
  • Used Car Dealers 4
  • Full-Service Restaurants 2
  • Private Households 2
  • Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) 2
  • Other Computer Related Services 1
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools 1
  • Other Activities Related to Real Estate 1
  • General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance 1
  • Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers 1

Countries of citizenship

  • India 7
  • Afghanistan 4
  • Azerbaijan 3
  • South Korea 2
  • El Salvador 2
  • Bangladesh 1
  • Vietnam 1
  • Nigeria 1
  • Russia 1
  • Jamaica 1

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 7
  • None 7
  • Master's 7
  • High School 5
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 9
  • F-1 6
  • B-2 2
  • NOT IN USA 1
  • EWI 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.