Updated
PERM in Packing and Crating
NAICS 488991
- Decisions
- 119
- Approved
- 95.5%
- Median certified wage
- $30,000
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- FRONTIER LOGISTICS, L.P 89
- OCEAN FLEET FISHERIES 3
- AIR-SEA PACKING GROUP INC. 2
- ADHES TAPE TECHNOLOGY INC. 2
- POWERDIRECT 2
- Golden Bridge International Inc 1
- SELLERSHIPPING LLC 1
- PIONEER VALLEY SHIPPING SERVICES INC 1
- Axle Plastic Operations LLC 1
- Venegroup Services INC 1
Top occupations
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 87
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 5
- Logisticians 3
- General and Operations Managers 3
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2
- Cargo and Freight Agents 2
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 1
- Software Developers 1
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1
- Project Management Specialists 1
Worksite states
- South Carolina 45
- Texas 44
- Florida 7
- California 5
- New York 5
- Illinois 4
- Massachusetts 3
- New Jersey 1
- Connecticut 1
- Michigan 1
Worksite cities
- La Porte, TX 44
- North Charleston, SC 44
- Long Island City, NY 4
- New Bedford, MA 3
- Miami, FL 2
- Arlington Heights, IL 2
- Newport Beach, CA 2
- City of Industry, CA 1
- Charleston, SC 1
- Little Falls, NJ 1
Countries of citizenship
- Vietnam 18
- Iran 3
- France 2
- China 2
- Ecuador 2
- Venezuela 1
- Netherlands 1
- Mexico 1
- Nepal 1
- United Kingdom 1
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 8
- High School 8
- None 6
- Associate's 5
- Master's 4
- Other 3
Visa held when filed
- F-1 8
- H-1B 3
- E-2 2
- NOT IN USA 2
- TPS 1
- L-2 1
- L-1 1
- EWI 1
- PAROLEE 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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