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PERM sponsorship by city

PERM jobs in Watsonville, CA

Decisions
60
Approved
91.2%
Median certified wage
$92,768
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 5 0 0
FY2017 7 2 1
FY2018 7 0 0
FY2019 3 0 0
FY2020 6 0 0
FY2021 5 1 0
FY2022 3 1 0
FY2023 5 1 0
FY2024 5 0 0
FY2025 4 0 0
FY2026 2 0 2

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Industries

  • Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 21
  • Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 5
  • Strawberry Farming 3
  • Nursery and Tree Production 3
  • Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 3
  • Offices of Dentists 2
  • Full-Service Restaurants 2
  • Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 2
  • Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 2
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools 2

Countries of citizenship

  • India 21
  • Mexico 8
  • China 7
  • South Korea 4
  • Philippines 2
  • Lebanon 1
  • Guatemala 1
  • Canada 1
  • United States Of America 1
  • Costa Rica 1

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 25
  • Master's 18
  • None 3
  • High School 2
  • Other 1
  • Doctorate 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 25
  • F-1 4
  • TN 3
  • NOT IN USA 2
  • EWI 1
  • L-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.