State trend · HI

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 Hawaii

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 Hawaii, 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
1,926
Employers (2026)
67
Median Wage (2026)
$70,000

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Hawaii-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. Hawaii Care and Cleaning, Inc. 304 PERM
  2. 2. University of Hawaii 193 PERM
  3. 3. GLOBAL HORIZONS, INC. 70 PERM
  4. 4. Nan, Inc. 53 PERM
  5. 5. Hawaii Medical Service Association 29 PERM
  6. 6. Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC 20 PERM
  7. 7. Toa Luau LLC 12 PERM
  8. 8. Brigham Young University Hawaii 12 PERM
  9. 9. HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 10 PERM
  10. 10. HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH 10 PERM
  11. 11. KKM, LLC 9 PERM
  12. 12. HANKOOK HAWAII INC 9 PERM
  13. 13. HAWAIIAN AIRLINES, INC. 9 PERM
  14. 14. MONSANTO COMPANY 9 PERM
  15. 15. AECOM Technical Services Inc 8 PERM
  16. 16. Liliha Kupuna SNF, LLC 8 PERM
  17. 17. PHAN LLC 8 PERM
  18. 18. Hana Health 8 PERM
  19. 19. Kapiolani Medical Specialists 8 PERM
  20. 20. Garden Isle Healthcare, LLC 8 PERM

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