State trend · VT

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 Vermont

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 Vermont, 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
1,325
Employers (2026)
34
Median Wage (2026)
$29,120

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Vermont-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. ITECH US INC. 612 PERM
  2. 2. Napoli PSC Series LLC 59 PERM
  3. 3. The University of Vermont 50 PERM
  4. 4. GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC 27 PERM
  5. 5. GE Healthcare IITS USA Corp. 22 PERM
  6. 6. IBM Corporation 18 PERM
  7. 7. NMP Golf Construction Corp. 16 PERM
  8. 8. Sugarbush Mountain Resort 16 PERM
  9. 9. THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEG 15 PERM
  10. 10. BARRE GARDENS FOR NURSING AND REHAB 15 PERM
  11. 11. CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE 11 PERM
  12. 12. Sugarbush Mountian Resort 10 PERM
  13. 13. Loving Home Care 10 PERM
  14. 14. GREEN MOUNTAIN BOAT LINES LTD 10 PERM
  15. 15. WENDCO OF EPSOM, INC 10 PERM
  16. 16. DEALER DOT COM, INC 9 PERM
  17. 17. RITE AID CORPORATION 9 PERM
  18. 18. WORLD LEARNING 9 PERM
  19. 19. Cox Automotive Corporate Services LLC 7 PERM
  20. 20. University of Vermont Medical Group, Inc. 7 PERM

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