PERM in Nursery and Tree Production
NAICS 111421
- Decisions
- 500
- Approved
- 82.1%
- Median certified wage
- $27,414
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 25 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 39 | 13 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 34 | 7 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 26 | 10 | 12 |
| FY2021 | 46 | 7 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 24 | 5 | 11 |
| FY2023 | 50 | 8 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 21 | 26 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 64 | 1 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- Native Texas Growers, Ltd. 60
- Nursery Trail, LP 59
- AUTUMN RIDGE LANDSCAPING INC. 23
- C S GARDEN AND NURSERY 23
- SOUTHWEST NURSERY SUPPLY 23
- PATUXENT NURSERY, LLC 17
- TATUM BROTHERS TIMBER INC 15
- TLC Florist & Greenhouses, INC 12
- ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS, INC 12
- Elhannon Wholesale Nursery, Inc. 11
Top occupations
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 244
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 102
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 40
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 25
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 14
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 11
- Soil and Plant Scientists 8
- Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 8
- Agricultural Equipment Operators 6
- Agricultural Workers, All Other 6
Worksite states
- Texas 150
- New York 44
- Ohio 41
- Minnesota 31
- California 27
- Louisiana 25
- Maryland 22
- Tennessee 21
- Florida 18
- Georgia 17
Worksite cities
- Austin, TX 60
- Kaufman, TX 32
- Loretto, MN 23
- Central, LA 23
- Carrollton, TX 23
- Perry, OH 19
- Bowie, MD 17
- Glennville, GA 15
- Oklahoma City, OK 12
- Vista, CA 12
Countries of citizenship
- Mexico 278
- South Korea 17
- Guatemala 12
- Brazil 11
- Vietnam 10
- Ecuador 8
- Iran 8
- South Africa 4
- El Salvador 4
- Venezuela 3
Worker's education
- None 335
- Bachelor's 21
- High School 16
- Master's 3
- Other 3
- Associate's 2
- Doctorate 1
Visa held when filed
- H-2A 104
- H-2B 46
- NOT IN USA 15
- EWI 12
- H-1B 9
- F-1 6
- E-2 4
- B-2 3
- TPS 2
- F-2 2
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.