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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Urbandale, IA

Decisions
183
Approved
97.2%
Median certified wage
$97,573
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 9 2 0
FY2017 8 0 1
FY2018 11 1 0
FY2019 13 1 3
FY2020 8 0 0
FY2021 8 0 1
FY2022 18 0 1
FY2023 19 0 0
FY2024 9 1 0
FY2025 40 0 0
FY2026 28 0 1

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Custom Computer Programming Services 119
  • Natural Gas Distribution 12
  • Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 8
  • Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 6
  • All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 5
  • Computer Facilities Management Services 4
  • Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services 3
  • Engineering Services 3
  • All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3

Countries of citizenship

  • India 95
  • Nepal 3
  • United Kingdom 2
  • Australia 2
  • Malaysia 2
  • Italy 1
  • China 1
  • Mexico 1
  • Spain 1
  • Canada 1

Worker's education

  • Master's 58
  • Bachelor's 48
  • Other 2
  • Associate's 2
  • None 1
  • High School 1
  • Doctorate 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 104
  • F-1 4
  • E-1 1
  • L-1 1
  • J-2 1
  • E-3 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.