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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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
- Driscoll's Inc. 9
- DRISCOLLS, INC. 7
- West Marine, Inc. 6
- DRISCOLL STRAWBERRY ASSOCIATES, INC. 6
- SGR Enterprise, Inc. 4
- SMITH GARDENS, INC. 3
- Reiter Affiliated Companies, LLC 2
- Pacific Sunshine Development LLC 2
- EYASCO, INC. 2
- Nordic Naturals, Inc. 2
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.