Updated
PERM in Hog and Pig Farming
NAICS 112210
- Decisions
- 354
- Approved
- 96.8%
- Median certified wage
- $43,930
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, and 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 23 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2025 | 58 | 1 | 13 |
| FY2026 | 72 | 1 | 13 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Animal Breeders 121
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 85
- Animal Scientists 48
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 21
- Human Resources Specialists 8
- Training and Development Specialists 4
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3
- Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 3
- Agricultural Equipment Operators 2
Worksite states
- Minnesota 99
- North Carolina 49
- Nebraska 42
- Iowa 29
- Oklahoma 20
- Ohio 20
- South Dakota 15
- Missouri 15
- Michigan 14
- Indiana 11
Worksite cities
- Ainsworth, NE 29
- Sleepy Eye, MN 23
- Oakwood, OH 17
- Morris, MN 14
- Fairmont, MN 13
- Austin, MN 12
- Hamilton, MI 11
- Ahoskie, NC 7
- Leola, SD 6
- Le Mars, IA 6
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 102
- None 39
- Doctorate 17
- Master's 16
- Other 14
- High School 6
Visa held when filed
- TN 78
- H-1B 69
- NOT IN USA 20
- H-2A 10
- J-1 4
- F-1 2
- EWI 1
- H-1B1 1
- E-2 1
- H-4 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 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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