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PERM sponsor, #159 of 70,985 by filings

American Airlines, Inc.

American Airlines, Inc. sponsors green cards: it filed 18 PERM cases in the last 12 months, the newest on October 14, 2026. American Airlines, Inc. has 18 PERM cases waiting with DOL.

Main job
Software Developers · 48% of its filings
Main worksite
Ft. Worth, TX · 68% of its filings
Industry
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation · NAICS 481111

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Filings

234

#159 of 70,985

Certified

232

0 denied

Approval

100.0%

field 96.8%

Median wage

$131,546

offered, per year

Median days

442

24 faster than the field

Right now

DOL's live record of its cases, read every day, and what it has done to them as a group.

In the queue right now 207 cases in the live tracker

Waiting on a decision

18

of 207 tracked cases. The other 189 have been decided.

The oldest one still waiting was filed January 14, 2026, 9 months ago.

Where those 18 are standing

ANALYST REVIEW
18100%

A Department of Labor analyst has the application. This is the main queue, and it is where most pending PERM cases sit.

None of this changes one case's wait: DOL works one national line. Where DOL is working now is the figure that does.

From DOL's live status of 207 of this sponsor's cases: read this share against 207, never against the lifetime filings above. Live case tracker, as of October 18, 2026

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Its newest filings

Filed since DOL's last quarterly file, so the wage and law firm aren't published yet.

  • G-100-26287-301496 Sr. Analyst, Operations Planning filed 2026-10-14 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26258-235772 Analyst/Sr. Analyst, Strategic Planning & Analysis filed 2026-09-15 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26258-236353 Analyst/Sr. Analyst, Sales Business Intelligence filed 2026-09-15 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26257-234001 Analyst / Sr. Analyst, Sales Business Intelligence filed 2026-09-14 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26257-234098 Analyst/Sr. Analyst, Strategic Planning & Analysis filed 2026-09-14 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26257-234142 Analyst/Sr. Analyst, Commercial Planning & Analysis filed 2026-09-14 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26257-234173 Sr. Analyst, Global Sales filed 2026-09-14 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26154-976839 Aviation Meteorologist filed 2026-06-03 · ANALYST REVIEW

The 8 newest. Every filing by this employer is in the case search, live and published together.

Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.

How long it takes

How long their cases are taking

  1. Every employer

    median of 28,615 decisions in the same 90 days

    302 days

Only 2 of their cases were decided in the last 90 days, too few for a median of their own. Filing to decision, over decisions we watched DOL make; withdrawals left out.

Filed today: a new case joins the same line as anyone's, behind 80,983 cases, and would be decided around March 15, 2027 (between February 23, 2027 and April 24, 2027). Estimate another date

Every program

Across DOL's programs

The wage request, the PERM and the H-1B labor condition application, one line each.

PERM (green card)
234 published
18 pending
$131,546 median, n=234
Prevailing wage requests
204 published
12 pending
$104,042 median, n=200
H-1B labor condition applications
2,115 published
5 pending
$94,307 median, n=2,110

Its median H-1B wage is $94,307 across 2,110 LCAs, 28.3% lower than its median PERM wage of $131,546 across 234 cases. Different forms, different years and different jobs sit behind the two medians, so this is a gap in what was filed, not a finding.

Every case across these programs is in the search.

How these are counted

Medians are of the published rows with a usable wage, annualised from whatever unit the filing quoted, and withheld under 10 wages. DOL publishes no employer number, so filings are matched by the employer's legal name, read under the 2 spellings DOL's files use for it; another employer with the same legal name would be counted here too. The PERM is the green-card step; the wage request comes months before it, and the LCA is the separate form for an H-1B. DOL publishes each in its own file, and its live record shows what is still open.

Its newest wage requests and LCAs

Filed by American Airlines, Inc., newest first. Decided ones carry the wage from DOL's quarterly files.

Wage requests

All wage requests by this employer

H-1B LCAs

All H-1B LCAs by this employer

Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.

What its H-1B LCAs were for

From DOL's quarterly LCA files: 2,115 LCAs filed by American Airlines, Inc., 2,056 of them certified with the worker breakdown on Form ETA-9035.

New hires and transfers

347 positions for new employment, 426 moving here from another employer.

  • New employment 7a 347 · 17%
  • Change of employer 7e 426 · 21%
  • Continuing 7b 1,054 · 51%
  • Change in previous employment 7c 1 · 1%
  • Concurrent employment 7d 1 · 1%
  • Amended petition 7f 233 · 11%

Shares of the 2,056 worker positions requested. These are positions on certified LCAs, not people hired: DOL certifies an LCA before any petition, and many are never used.

What each box on the form means
  • New employment (7a). Starting with a new employer.
  • Change of employer (7e). Moving here from another employer, keeping the visa classification already held.
  • Continuing (7b). Staying with the same employer.
  • Change in previous employment (7c). Same employer, no material change to the job duties.
  • Concurrent employment (7d). Adding this employer while keeping another.
  • Amended petition (7f). Same employer, with a material change to the job duties.

Form ETA-9035, Section B, Item 7, in DOL's words from its LCA record layout. One LCA can tick several boxes.

Wage level it chose

  • Level I 12 · 1%
  • Level II 1,684 · 87%
  • Level III 184 · 10%
  • Level IV 46 · 2%

Shares of the 1,926 certified LCAs that named an OES level. The form asks for the level only when the employer set the wage from the OES survey itself; 130 of 2,056 used another source, such as a DOL wage determination or another survey. Level I is entry, Level IV fully competent.

What it declared on Section H

H-1B-dependent
No
Found a willful violator
No

As answered on its newest LCA, filed June 23, 2026. Declared H-1B-dependent on 0 of 1,870 LCAs, and a willful violator on 0 of 2,092. Both are the employer's own answers.

What the two answers mean

H-1B-dependent (20 CFR 655.736(a)): 25 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees in the US and more than 7 H-1B workers; 26 to 50 and more than 12; or 51 or more, with H-1B workers equal to at least 15% of them.

Willful violator (655.736(f)): DOL or the Justice Department found a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact in the five years before the LCA was filed.

Either one adds two promises to the employer's LCAs: not to displace US workers, and to recruit US workers before hiring H-1B workers (655.738, 655.739). They don't apply to an LCA used only for exempt workers, paid at least $60,000 a year or holding a related master's degree (655.737). The rule on eCFR

Visas these LCAs support: H-1B 2,092 · E-3 (Australia) 19 · H-1B1 (Chile) 4. E-3 and H-1B1 use the same LCA as the H-1B.

Against other sponsors

Where it sits among 70,985 sponsors. The full ranking sorts every column.

Each figure ranked only among sponsors with enough cases for it to mean something. No single score: they measure different things.

  • PERM approval rate

    100.0% of 232 decided PERM cases

    Higher than 67% of the 1,343 sponsors with 30 or more decided cases.

  • PERM filings in the last 12 months

    18 filed in the last 12 months

    Higher than 95% of the 13,942 sponsors that filed in the last 12 months.

  • H-1B LCAs certified in the last 24 months

    677 certified in the last 24 months

    At the top of the 27,916 sponsors with a certified LCA in the last 24 months.

  • Share of H-1B positions that were transfers

    23% of 743 certified H-1B positions, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 71% of the 5,558 sponsors with 20 or more certified positions.

  • Share of H-1B LCAs at wage level III or IV

    13% of 678 certified LCAs with a level, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 31% of the 5,177 sponsors with 20 or more leveled LCAs.

  • USCIS H-1B approval rate, last 3 fiscal years

    99.1% of 764 USCIS decisions

    Higher than 56% of the 5,810 sponsors with 20 or more USCIS decisions.

Position in the field 1,343 sponsors with 30+ decided

Approval rate

100.0%ahead of 34%, level with 891 more

0% 100%

Median days to decision

442 daysahead of 72%

5d 1152d
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. More
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. Sponsors with fewer than 30 decided cases are left out of the population rather than plotted, because a rate over a handful of cases lands wherever the handful landed. The line marks this one.
DOL PERM disclosure files

Against the sponsors ranked nearest

The 120 sponsors ranked nearest filed between 180 and 370 filings.

Their median wait
462 days
This one
442 days

This one sits 20 days ahead of them.

Why no approval rate

A band is a slice of the volume ranking rather than a population picked for having enough decided cases, so a band rate would be solid at the top of the list and noise at the bottom, under one heading.

Where this sits in the ranking

Ranked 159 of 70,985 by volume: 158 filed at least as many filings, and 70,826 filed no more.

Just above
ARUP Laboratories 236 filings
Just below
Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc. 234 filings

Sponsors filing at the same rate

Ranked either side of this one: they file about as many PERM cases.

Sponsors hiring for the same work

The employers filing the most PERM cases for Software Developers, the occupation this sponsor files for most.

What they file, and where

A rank says how much. It says nothing about what the work is, which is the part a job offer from this sponsor turns on.

What the jobs are

Software Developers

SOC 15-1252.00 · 112 filings, 48% of everything they file · 100.0% approved

How this is counted

These are the 6 occupations with the most filings, 167 of 234 cases between them. The occupation on a PERM is the SOC code on the form, which is the job as DOL classifies it rather than the job title on the offer. DOL still accepts two SOC vintages, so one job can appear twice under two codes; the code is printed for exactly that reason.

The industry they declared

Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation

NAICS 481111 · 234 filings

How this is counted

The NAICS code the employer entered on the form, with the Census Bureau's title for it. DOL publishes the code alone, and an employer can file under more than one.

Where the jobs are

  • Texas 221
  • Arizona 11
  • Oklahoma 2
How this is counted

The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 3 states cover 234 of 234 filings.

Where the work is

  • Ft. Worth, TX 159
  • Fort Worth, TX 62
  • Tempe, AZ 11
  • Tulsa, OK 2
How this is counted

The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 4 cities cover 234 of 234 filings.

Who files for them

  1. Ogletree Deakins Law Firm 234 filings · 100.0% approved
How this is counted

The law firm named on the application. 234 of 234 filings, 100% of the total.

Newspapers it advertised in

  1. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    171 cases

  2. The Arizona Republic

    8 cases

  3. Tulsa World

    2 cases

  4. AZ Central

    1 cases

  5. Fort Worth State-Telegram

    1 cases
How this is counted

The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.

Additional steps it used

  1. Local or ethnic newspapers

    183 cases

  2. Private employment firms

    183 cases

  3. Campus placement offices

    98 cases

  4. Radio or TV ads

    85 cases
How this is counted

The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.

How long before filing it began

  1. Under 30 days

    0.0%

  2. 30 to 59 days

    0.0%

  3. 60 to 89 days

    15%

  4. 90 to 119 days

    15%

  5. 120 to 149 days

    4.4%

  6. 150 to 180 days

    66%

  7. Over 180 days

    0.0%
How this is counted

Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.

Where every PERM employer recruits

History

Year by year since 2008

1,000 PERM decisions from FY2008 to FY2026, busiest in FY2018 with 168.

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years, October to September. A year filed under another name is missing, not zero. FY2026 is partial: DOL's newest file runs through June 2026.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2008 12 0 0
FY2009 2 0 1
FY2010 14 0 1
FY2011 35 0 1
FY2012 29 1 2
FY2013 5 0 0
FY2014 18 0 0
FY2015 21 0 0
FY2016 48 0 0
FY2017 83 4 2
FY2018 165 2 1
FY2019 73 0 1
FY2020 89 3 2
FY2021 54 0 1
FY2022 68 2 0
FY2023 23 3 0
FY2024 56 0 1
FY2025 49 0 1
FY2026 127 0 0

Decided in FY2016 to FY2023

The 25 most recent of 624. Case numbers from these years start with A-; look one up for DOL's full record.

Case Decided Outcome Job Offered wage
A-22217-00791 2023-08-16 certified Sr. Engineer, IT Network Infrastructure, TX $142,022
A-22209-96266 2023-08-15 certified Sr. Engineer, IT Infrastructure, TX $142,022
A-22203-93398 2023-08-14 certified Sr. Developer, IT Applications, TX $128,315
A-21174-05978 2023-07-20 denied Sr. Developer, IT Applications, AZ $101,120
A-22195-88417 2023-05-31 certified Sr. Data Engineer, TX $114,235
A-22182-82652 2023-05-12 certified Manager, IT Vendor Relations, TX $159,016
A-22175-77968 2023-05-10 certified Technical Lead, IT Applications, TX $95,000
A-22033-06363 2023-05-02 certified Manager, Power Plant Programs, TX $139,090
The other 17
A-21182-11361 2023-04-17 denied Sr. Business Systems Analyst, TX $97,500
A-22179-79614 2023-04-07 certified Sr. Developer, IT Applications, TX $94,100
A-22049-13537 2023-03-23 certified Principal Architect, TX $112,000
A-22047-12145 2023-03-23 certified Sr. Manager, Division Finance, TX $195,312
A-22076-26711 2023-03-23 certified Director, Employee Technology, AZ $189,000
A-22046-11929 2023-02-13 certified Sr. Developer, IT Applications, TX $85,000
A-22032-05602 2023-02-02 certified Sr. Developer, IT Applications, TX $111,200
A-22035-07486 2023-01-19 certified Specialist, Business Technology, TX $85,500
A-21319-73266 2023-01-13 certified Sr. Engineer, IT SOA Middleware, TX $90,000
A-21321-74721 2023-01-04 certified Sr. Engineer, IT Platform Security, TX $117,478
A-21336-80588 2023-01-04 certified Sr. Administrator, SuccessFactors, TX $105,000
A-21328-77865 2022-11-30 certified Analyst, RM & Pricing Development, TX $69,389
A-22033-06199 2022-11-23 certified Manager, Corporate Sales Programs & Strategy, TX $151,341
A-22074-25517 2022-11-22 certified Senior Data Engineer, TX $128,315
A-21347-85342 2022-11-01 certified Sr. Developer, IT Business Intelligence, TX $110,345
A-21295-62258 2022-11-01 certified Sr. Developer, IT Applications, TX $110,344
A-21272-51713 2022-11-01 certified Sr. Developer, IT Applications, TX $111,180

Who they sponsored, FY2016 to FY2023

From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.

Country of citizenship

  • India 516
  • China 25
  • Canada 8
  • Mexico 6
  • Venezuela 6
  • Brazil 5

Worker's education

  • Master's 366
  • Bachelor's 242
  • Doctorate 12
  • Other 2
  • Associate's 1
  • None 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 608
  • L-1 9
  • F-1 3
  • E-3 1
  • H-4 1
  • TPS 1

Schools

  • JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 30
  • ANNA UNIVERSITY 23
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 14
  • OSMANIA UNIVERSITY 13
  • MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY 9
  • ANDHRA UNIVERSITY 8

Fields of study

  • COMPUTER SCIENCE 118
  • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 96
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 43
  • COMPUTER ENGINEERING 42
  • ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 34
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 28

Notes on these numbers

What these numbers don't say

5 notes
The wage is the job, not the payer
Their filings are led by Software Developers, 112 of 234. The median offered wage moves almost entirely with what roles they file. A software developer and a poultry cutter are different numbers wherever they are filed, so this figure is not plotted against the field and no percentile is given for it: that comparison would rank occupation mix and call it pay. Wages by occupation are on the wages page.
Volume doesn’t change the wait
DOL works a single national queue, oldest first, whoever filed the case, so these 234 filings bought no priority: a company with four thousand waits exactly as long as one with three.
The name is a legal entity
DOL prints whatever went on the form, and here that name ranks 159. A group that files through several subsidiaries appears as several rows, and one that files everything through a parent appears once, so a rank is a rank among printed names rather than among companies.
A median over 232 decided cases
The queue is national and first in, first out, so this figure follows when the cases were filed as much as it follows the sponsor.
Two sources, and they do not add up
The filing counts come from DOL's disclosure files, where every row already carries a decision date, so nothing pending is in them. The queue figures come from a live per-case tracker with its own coverage and its own as-of date. Subtracting one from the other gives a number that means nothing. The worksite on most of these is TX. Where the queue stands overall is on the processing times page.

The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly

Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load

Per-case statuses: flag.dol.gov/recaptcha/caseStatus (DOL, direct) · data through Oct 18, 2026 · daily

What each source includes

Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.

Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.

Per-case statuses: Every PERM case DOL indexes, pending included. No wage, law firm or worksite: DOL reveals those only when a case is published.

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