PERM jobs in Valdosta, GA
- Decisions
- 2,019
- Approved
- 99.7%
- Median certified wage
- $19,635
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 51 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 177 | 1 | 3 |
| FY2024 | 322 | 0 | 20 |
| FY2025 | 1,396 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- South Georgia Pecan Company 1,924
- PruittHealth 30
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY 21
- Apogee Medical Group, Georgia, Inc. 14
- South Georgia Medical Center Inc. 6
- ALERT-TECH SYSTEMS INC 3
- Saft America, Inc. 3
- VALDOSTA ISLAMIC CENTER CORPORATION 2
- Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County 2
- Kim&Lee Empire, Inc. 2
Top occupations
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,840
- Nursing Assistants 30
- Internists, General 8
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary 6
- Family Medicine Physicians 4
- Physicians, All Other 4
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 3
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Cooks, Restaurant 3
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2
Industries
- Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) 1,923
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 30
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 17
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 12
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 8
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 4
- Security Systems Services 3
- Battery Manufacturing 3
- Offices of Physicians 2
- Religious Organizations 2
Countries of citizenship
- Vietnam 435
- South Korea 17
- Ghana 9
- Nigeria 8
- Zimbabwe 7
- India 6
- Kenya 4
- China 4
- Cameroon 3
- Bangladesh 3
Worker's education
- None 454
- Bachelor's 27
- Doctorate 17
- Other 13
- Associate's 5
- High School 4
- Master's 1
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 345
- F-1 104
- H-1B 31
- B-2 24
- J-1 2
- F-2 2
- E-2 2
- TN 1
- O-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.