Updated
PERM cases for citizens of Ghana
- Decisions
- 1,686
- Approved
- 78.7%
- Median certified wage
- $68,000
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. DOL printed the worker's citizenship on its old form, so the series runs FY2008 to FY2023. The form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry it.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | 86 | 12 | 6 |
| FY2009 | 55 | 7 | 13 |
| FY2010 | 114 | 12 | 3 |
| FY2011 | 97 | 14 | 5 |
| FY2012 | 109 | 13 | 4 |
| FY2013 | 49 | 2 | 3 |
| FY2014 | 77 | 4 | 9 |
| FY2015 | 72 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2016 | 104 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 93 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 97 | 9 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 74 | 4 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 71 | 7 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 95 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 177 | 116 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 188 | 95 | 94 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1014) 428
- Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131) 318
- Software Developers, Applications 75
- Accountants and Auditors 49
- Software Developers, Systems Software 36
- Materials Engineers 34
- Internists, General 32
- Personal Care Aides 28
- Statisticians 27
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 26
Worksite states
- Tennessee 259
- Ohio 254
- Georgia 118
- California 99
- Texas 90
- Washington 74
- New York 74
- Virginia 59
- Illinois 53
- North Carolina 46
Worksite cities
- Cincinnati, OH 202
- Murfreesboro, TN 164
- New York, NY 45
- Redmond, WA 33
- Houston, TX 32
- Atlanta, GA 22
- Boston, MA 22
- Hillsboro, OR 20
- Seattle, WA 19
- Knoxville, TN 19
Industries
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 466
- Home Health Care Services 224
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 148
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 79
- Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 46
- Software Publishers 31
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 31
- Computer Systems Design Services 29
- Custom Computer Programming Services 24
- Engineering Services 24
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 718
- Master's 362
- Associate's 213
- Doctorate 181
- Other 80
- None 70
- High School 62
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 582
- NOT IN USA 401
- F-1 183
- L-1 22
- O-1 5
- B-2 4
- J-1 4
- J-2 3
- G-4 3
- PAROLEE 2
DOL printed the worker's citizenship, education and visa on its old form, and the last cases filed on it were decided in FY2024. The form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. So these pages describe FY2008 to FY2023 (years) and FY2016 to FY2024 (everything else).
Case data through Jun 30, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
What this data includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
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