State trend · DC

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 USCISPriority-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 ↗ Filing Trends in District of Columbia

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 USCISPriority-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 worksites in District of Columbia, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total 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 USCISPriority-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
7,430
Employers (2026)
262
Median Wage (2026)
$117,115

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of District of Columbia-worksite 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 USCISPriority-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 on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 196 PERM
  2. 2. Georgetown University 192 PERM
  3. 3. Fannie Mae 93 PERM
  4. 4. EASTBANC TECHNOLOGIES 90 PERM
  5. 5. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 89 PERM
  6. 6. American Institutes for Research 79 PERM
  7. 7. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) 67 PERM
  8. 8. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY 63 PERM
  9. 9. MCKINSEY COMPANY, INC UNITED STATES 60 PERM
  10. 10. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 57 PERM
  11. 11. Bates White, LLC 53 PERM
  12. 12. PROSOFT ASSOCIATES, INC 51 PERM
  13. 13. American University 49 PERM
  14. 14. EAB GLOBAL, INC 48 PERM
  15. 15. Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, LLC 47 PERM
  16. 16. The Catholic University of America 42 PERM
  17. 17. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 39 PERM
  18. 18. COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC 39 PERM
  19. 19. Children's National Medical Center 38 PERM
  20. 20. PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC 34 PERM

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