Updated
PERM in Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
NAICS 332322
- Decisions
- 227
- Approved
- 89.2%
- Median certified wage
- $46,925
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 43 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2020 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 27 | 1 | 4 |
Top sponsors
- AIRWAY SHEET METAL CO INC 83
- Doka USA Ltd. 23
- Walker Manufacturing Group LLC 17
- Kogok Corporation 5
- Captive-Aire Systems, Inc. 5
- GLOBAL FINISHING SOLUTIONS LLC 4
- PRIMA POWER NORTH AMERICA, INC 3
- WALKER WEST LLC 2
- Meribel Enterprises, LLC 2
- Morin Corporation 2
Top occupations
- Helpers--Production Workers 84
- Mechanical Engineers 15
- Civil Engineering Technicians 15
- Industrial Production Managers 8
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery 7
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 6
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 6
- Industrial Engineers 6
- Sheet Metal Workers 6
- Civil Engineers 4
Worksite states
- Virginia 83
- California 37
- Illinois 15
- Florida 12
- Texas 12
- New York 11
- New Jersey 11
- Maryland 8
- Georgia 8
- Wisconsin 7
Worksite cities
- Sterling, VA 83
- Ontario, CA 19
- Channahon, IL 9
- Upper Marlboro, MD 6
- Lawrenceville, GA 4
- Osseo, WI 4
- Pompano Beach, FL 3
- San Diego, CA 3
- Riverside, CA 3
- Little Ferry, NJ 3
Countries of citizenship
- El Salvador 61
- Philippines 15
- India 14
- Mexico 10
- Brazil 7
- Colombia 6
- Poland 5
- Vietnam 5
- Guatemala 5
- Honduras 4
Worker's education
- None 102
- Bachelor's 49
- Master's 16
- High School 9
- Associate's 2
- Other 2
- Doctorate 1
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 66
- L-1 29
- H-1B 19
- EWI 18
- TPS 9
- B-2 6
- F-1 5
- TN 5
- E-2 3
- B-1 2
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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