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PERM sponsorship by industry

PERM in Potato Farming

NAICS 111211

Decisions
89
Approved
91.8%
Median certified wage
$37,024
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 2 0 0
FY2017 1 0 0
FY2018 4 1 0
FY2019 4 0 0
FY2020 2 2 1
FY2021 2 1 0
FY2022 7 1 0
FY2023 9 1 0
FY2024 6 1 2
FY2025 22 0 0
FY2026 19 0 1

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Worksite states

  • Idaho 43
  • Oregon 7
  • North Dakota 5
  • Indiana 5
  • Arkansas 5
  • Vermont 3
  • California 2
  • Georgia 2
  • Iowa 2
  • Wisconsin 2

Worksite cities

  • Rupert, ID 31
  • Boardman, OR 7
  • Howe, IN 5
  • Wynne, AR 5
  • Boise, ID 5
  • Pawlet, VT 3
  • Paul, ID 3
  • Jefferson, GA 2
  • Crystal, ND 2
  • Garner, IA 2

Countries of citizenship

  • Mexico 18
  • South Africa 8
  • Canada 5
  • India 2
  • Peru 2
  • Haiti 1
  • Germany 1
  • South Korea 1
  • Australia 1
  • United Kingdom 1

Worker's education

  • None 21
  • High School 8
  • Master's 7
  • Bachelor's 4
  • Other 3
  • Associate's 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-2A 12
  • H-1B 6
  • H-2B 3
  • L-1 3
  • TN 3
  • B-2 2
  • E-2 1
  • NOT IN USA 1

The industry is the NAICS code the employer entered on the form. DOL publishes the code alone; the title is the Census Bureau's, and a code Census never defined takes its parent group's title.

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.