State trend · KY

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 Kentucky

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 Kentucky, 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
6,314
Employers (2026)
160
Median Wage (2026)
$105,000

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Kentucky-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. V-Soft Consulting Group, Inc. 883 PERM
  2. 2. HUMANA 469 PERM
  3. 3. COOLSOFT LLC 301 PERM
  4. 4. University of Kentucky 292 PERM
  5. 5. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE, INC 147 PERM
  6. 6. ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 124 PERM
  7. 7. Full Care of Louisville, Kentucky, LLC 106 PERM
  8. 8. VSOFT CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 104 PERM
  9. 9. 3B ENTERPRISES DBA HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE 99 PERM
  10. 10. University of Louisville 88 PERM
  11. 11. PERDUE FARMS 64 PERM
  12. 12. Creative Image BMP 61 PERM
  13. 13. Western Kentucky University 61 PERM
  14. 14. Pikeville Medical Center, Inc. 55 PERM
  15. 15. Fox Enterprises Inc. 41 PERM
  16. 16. Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC 40 PERM
  17. 17. Northern Kentucky University 39 PERM
  18. 18. Eastern Kentucky University 38 PERM
  19. 19. Summit Medical Group 38 PERM
  20. 20. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY 34 PERM

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