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PERM sponsorship by industry

PERM in Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing (group 33131)

NAICS 331312

Decisions
54
Approved
94.4%
Median certified wage
$97,760
Years
FY2016 to FY2024

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  • withdrawn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Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn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 8 2 0
FY2017 4 0 0
FY2018 10 0 0
FY2019 7 0 0
FY2020 3 1 0
FY2021 4 0 0
FY2022 4 0 0
FY2023 7 0 0
FY2024 4 0 0

Top sponsors

Top occupations

Worksite states

  • Georgia 24
  • New York 7
  • Pennsylvania 6
  • Michigan 4
  • Illinois 3
  • Ohio 2
  • Washington 2
  • West Virginia 1
  • Virginia 1
  • California 1

Worksite cities

  • Atlanta, GA 16
  • Kennesaw, GA 7
  • Oswego, NY 4
  • Novi, MI 3
  • Alcoa Center, PA 2
  • Lancaster, PA 2
  • Lake Forest, IL 2
  • New York, NY 2
  • Fairmont, WV 1
  • Grottoes, VA 1

Countries of citizenship

  • India 20
  • Brazil 14
  • Canada 7
  • China 3
  • France 2
  • Mexico 2
  • Portugal 1
  • Pakistan 1
  • Australia 1
  • Germany 1

Worker's education

  • Bachelor's 22
  • Master's 21
  • Doctorate 9
  • None 1
  • High School 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 32
  • L-1 18
  • E-3 1
  • TN 1
  • H-2B 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.