State trend · MT

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 Montana

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 Montana, 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
899
Employers (2026)
47
Median Wage (2026)
$15

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Montana-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. KARST STAGE 127 PERM
  2. 2. Billings Clinic 51 PERM
  3. 3. MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY 42 PERM
  4. 4. The University of Montana 36 PERM
  5. 5. Benefis Health System 28 PERM
  6. 6. COMMUNITY NURSING INC. 24 PERM
  7. 7. Riverside Health Care Center 17 PERM
  8. 8. DAMERON PROPERTY MGT 14 PERM
  9. 9. Cogent Healthcare of Montana PC 13 PERM
  10. 10. Northeast Montana Health Services 11 PERM
  11. 11. ZLC Inc 10 PERM
  12. 12. Kelly Midwest Ventures Limited partnership 9 PERM
  13. 13. Applied Materials, Inc 9 PERM
  14. 14. FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION 9 PERM
  15. 15. D B Spa Corporation 8 PERM
  16. 16. Oracle America, Inc. 8 PERM
  17. 17. SOCIAL FINANCE INC. 8 PERM
  18. 18. DE PERE INN LLC 7 PERM
  19. 19. MONTANA ROCKWORKS 7 PERM
  20. 20. RIGHTNOW TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 PERM

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