State trend · PA

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 Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania, 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
40,747
Employers (2026)
790
Median Wage (2026)
$80,080

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Pennsylvania-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. EPAM Systems Inc. 2,070 PERM
  2. 2. Mastech Digital Technologies, Inc. 1,633 PERM
  3. 3. COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1,209 PERM
  4. 4. Deloitte Consulting LLP 963 PERM
  5. 5. Labor Guys, LLC 933 PERM
  6. 6. MASTECH, INC., A MASTECH HOLDINGS, INC. COMPANY 879 PERM
  7. 7. SAP America, Inc. 663 PERM
  8. 8. Ness USA, Inc. 662 PERM
  9. 9. The Pennsylvania State University 558 PERM
  10. 10. VIRGO INC 378 PERM
  11. 11. THE DEVEREUX FOUNDATION 327 PERM
  12. 12. University of Pittsburgh Physicians 304 PERM
  13. 13. University of Pennsylvania 286 PERM
  14. 14. TECHDATA SERVICE COMPANY, LLC. 276 PERM
  15. 15. The Vanguard Group 274 PERM
  16. 16. Sure Tech Services, Inc. 260 PERM
  17. 17. Geisinger Clinic 255 PERM
  18. 18. Accenture LLP 244 PERM
  19. 19. Susquehanna International Group, LLP 242 PERM
  20. 20. NOBLESOFT SOLUTIONS INC 237 PERM

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