Updated
PERM in Paint and Coating Manufacturing
NAICS 325510
- Decisions
- 306
- Approved
- 95.7%
- Median certified wage
- $100,900
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 59 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2024 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- THE SHERWINWILLIAMS COMPANY 169
- Benjamin Moore & Co. 26
- PPG Industries, Inc. 26
- Axalta Coating Systems, LLC 25
- BECKER SPECIALTY CORPORATION 4
- Jotun Paints, Inc. 4
- ITSUWA USA, LLC 3
- Hempel (USA) Inc 3
- BEHR PROCESS CORPORATION 3
- BASF Corporation 2
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 114
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1121) 46
- Chemists 20
- Software Developers 11
- Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211) 6
- Materials Scientists 6
- Computer Occupations, All Other 6
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 6
- Marketing Managers 5
- Database Administrators 5
Worksite states
- Ohio 171
- Pennsylvania 41
- New Jersey 32
- Michigan 10
- Texas 9
- Illinois 7
- California 7
- Florida 5
- Indiana 4
- South Carolina 3
Worksite cities
- Cleveland, OH 157
- Montvale, NJ 26
- Pittsburgh, PA 20
- Glen Mills, PA 10
- Warrensville Heights, OH 9
- Mt. Clemens, MI 7
- Houston, TX 5
- Philadelphia, PA 4
- Elk Grove Village, IL 4
- Miami, FL 3
Countries of citizenship
- India 200
- Mexico 15
- Canada 14
- China 6
- Brazil 3
- Venezuela 3
- South Africa 3
- United Kingdom 3
- Japan 3
- Italy 2
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 151
- Master's 94
- None 9
- Doctorate 7
- High School 6
- Other 4
- Associate's 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 227
- L-1 15
- TN 10
- E-2 4
- H-4 3
- B-2 2
- F-1 2
- EWI 1
- E-3 1
- L-2 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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