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PERM sponsorship by industry

PERM in Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing

NAICS 326150

Decisions
102
Approved
95.9%
Median certified wage
$108,788
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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 0 0
FY2017 6 0 0
FY2018 12 0 0
FY2019 14 0 0
FY2020 4 0 0
FY2021 11 0 0
FY2022 5 1 2
FY2023 12 1 0
FY2024 8 1 0
FY2025 6 1 1
FY2026 7 0 1

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Top occupations

Worksite states

  • Georgia 37
  • Texas 18
  • Michigan 18
  • Indiana 5
  • California 4
  • North Carolina 3
  • Pennsylvania 3
  • Missouri 3
  • Oklahoma 2
  • Massachusetts 2

Worksite cities

  • Calhoun, GA 29
  • Dallas, TX 12
  • Novi, MI 12
  • Kennesaw, GA 7
  • Earth City, MO 3
  • Garland, TX 2
  • Katy, TX 2
  • Lake Elsinore, CA 2
  • Wixom, MI 2
  • Cornelius, NC 2

Countries of citizenship

  • India 55
  • Mexico 10
  • Canada 3
  • China 3
  • Kyrgyzstan 2
  • Taiwan 2
  • Japan 1
  • Iran 1
  • Brazil 1
  • United Kingdom 1

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 53
  • Master's 27
  • None 3
  • Other 2
  • Doctorate 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 65
  • L-1 7
  • TN 4
  • F-1 3
  • E-2 2
  • PAROLEE 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.