State trend · RI

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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island, 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
2,791
Employers (2026)
68
Median Wage (2026)
$111,800

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Rhode Island-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. CVS PHARMACY 400 PERM
  2. 2. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 254 PERM
  3. 3. FMR CORP. 175 PERM
  4. 4. Caremark LLC 157 PERM
  5. 5. DASSAULT SYSTEMES SIMULIA 106 PERM
  6. 6. Factory Mutual Insurance Company 75 PERM
  7. 7. University of Rhode Island 70 PERM
  8. 8. Aetna Resources LLC 65 PERM
  9. 9. Brown University 51 PERM
  10. 10. UNIVERSITY MEDICINE FOUNDATION 44 PERM
  11. 11. Amgen Inc. 42 PERM
  12. 12. CAREMARK, L.L.C. 40 PERM
  13. 13. LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP INC. 38 PERM
  14. 14. Providence College 35 PERM
  15. 15. LANDSCAPE CREATIONS OF RI 35 PERM
  16. 16. Rhode Island School of Design 26 PERM
  17. 17. Shaner Operating Corp. 25 PERM
  18. 18. IGT Global Solutions Corporation 24 PERM
  19. 19. Syscons Corporation 23 PERM
  20. 20. Busitants Incorporated 22 PERM

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