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PERM sponsorship by industry

PERM in Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

NAICS 238320

Decisions
366
Approved
79.1%
Median certified wage
$38,979
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 9 0
FY2017 7 6 0
FY2018 12 11 2
FY2019 23 11 2
FY2020 35 8 8
FY2021 32 8 3
FY2022 22 4 0
FY2023 17 7 0
FY2024 39 5 1
FY2025 56 1 4
FY2026 21 2 1

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Worksite states

  • Florida 58
  • Massachusetts 56
  • Georgia 33
  • New York 23
  • Virginia 22
  • North Carolina 22
  • Illinois 21
  • Maryland 19
  • California 19
  • Texas 10

Worksite cities

  • Lorton, VA 14
  • Lisle, IL 10
  • Duluth, GA 8
  • Marstons Mills, MA 8
  • Durham, NC 8
  • Lawrenceville, GA 7
  • Norcross, GA 7
  • Austin, TX 7
  • North Port, FL 6
  • Coconut Creek, FL 6

Countries of citizenship

  • Brazil 69
  • Mexico 47
  • El Salvador 35
  • South Korea 14
  • Peru 12
  • Poland 10
  • Costa Rica 10
  • Venezuela 9
  • Colombia 9
  • Honduras 8

Worker's education

  • None 178
  • High School 51
  • Bachelor's 24
  • Master's 11
  • Other 5
  • Associate's 4

Visa held when filed

  • B-2 45
  • NOT IN USA 30
  • F-1 27
  • TPS 17
  • EWI 14
  • F-2 10
  • E-2 9
  • H-2B 7
  • B-1 5
  • H-1B 5

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.