Architectural and Civil Drafters, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 1,245 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Architectural and Civil Drafters roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 1,090 certified (87.6% certification rate). Median offered wage: $56K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Architectural and Civil Drafters
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 1,090 | 87.6% |
| Denied | 104 | 8.4% |
| Withdrawn | 51 | 4.1% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Architectural and Civil Drafters
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Associates Inc. | 37 |
| Rafael Vinoly Architects Pc | 14 |
| Laguarda Low Architects | 8 |
| Ismael Leyva Architects, P.C | 6 |
| Fentress Architects | 6 |
| Corbel Architects, Inc. | 6 |
| Aecom Technical Services, Inc. | 6 |
| Shalom Baranes Associates, Pc | 5 |
| SKA, Inc | 5 |
| Sandvick Architects, Inc. | 5 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Architectural and Civil Drafters roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Architectural and Civil Drafters PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 323 |
| New York | 266 |
| Florida | 144 |
| Texas | 94 |
| Massachusetts | 50 |
| New Jersey | 47 |
| Illinois | 41 |
| Georgia | 37 |
| Virginia | 29 |
| Washington | 25 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B, What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140), the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of Architectural and Civil Drafters H-1B volume.See Architectural and Civil Drafters H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Architectural and Civil Drafters roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.