Sector trend · NAICS 56

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)→●PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)→I-140 — employer petitions USCIS→Priority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)→Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)→●PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)→I-140 — employer petitions USCIS→Priority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)→Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings

55,239

Employers (2026)

965

Median Wage (2026)

$32,885