PERM in Sports Teams and Clubs
NAICS 711211
- Decisions
- 385
- Approved
- 92.7%
- Median certified wage
- $64,240
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 28 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2017 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 35 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 58 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2025 | 56 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- NBA PROPERTIES INC. 11
- Major League Soccer, LLC 10
- NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 10
- RANGERS BASEBALL LLC 8
- Rays Baseball Club LLC 7
- Major League Soccer (Houston Dynamo) 6
- ORLANDO SPORTS HOLDINGS, LLC 5
- Washington Capitals Hockey Team 4
- Detroit Tigers Inc. 4
- Major League Soccer (Minnesota United) 4
Top occupations
- Coaches and Scouts 128
- Athletic Trainers 14
- General and Operations Managers 14
- Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 11
- Software Developers, Applications 8
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 8
- Marketing Managers 8
- Recreation Workers 6
- Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 6
- Computer Occupations, All Other 5
Worksite states
- Florida 58
- California 33
- Texas 28
- New York 26
- Illinois 19
- Arizona 14
- Pennsylvania 13
- New Jersey 10
- Wisconsin 9
- North Carolina 8
Worksite cities
- New York, NY 14
- Orlando, FL 13
- Miami, FL 7
- Secaucus, NJ 6
- Milwaukee, WI 6
- Surprise, AZ 6
- Raleigh, NC 5
- Austin, TX 5
- Chicago, IL 5
- San Francisco, CA 5
Countries of citizenship
- United Kingdom 51
- Canada 32
- Venezuela 23
- Brazil 22
- India 11
- South Korea 8
- Dominican Republic 8
- Japan 7
- China 7
- Argentina 7
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 82
- None 71
- Master's 49
- High School 33
- Other 10
- Associate's 3
- Doctorate 1
Visa held when filed
- P-1 86
- H-1B 61
- O-1 15
- H-2B 12
- F-1 10
- NOT IN USA 8
- J-1 6
- L-1 5
- B-2 5
- F-2 5
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.