Chemical Engineers, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 2,624 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Chemical Engineers roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 2,423 certified (92.3% certification rate). Median offered wage: $98K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Chemical Engineers
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 2,423 | 92.3% |
| Denied | 98 | 3.7% |
| Withdrawn | 103 | 3.9% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Chemical Engineers
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 42 |
| Technip USA, Inc. | 39 |
| Fluor Enterprises, Inc. | 30 |
| Kbr Technical Services, Inc. | 29 |
| Shire Human Genetic Therapies (shgt) Inc | 29 |
| Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. | 28 |
| Aplomb Technologies, Inc | 28 |
| Foster Wheeler USA Corporation | 27 |
| Praxair,inc. | 26 |
| Worleyparsons Group, Inc. | 26 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Chemical Engineers roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Chemical Engineers PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Texas | 718 |
| California | 397 |
| Massachusetts | 186 |
| New Jersey | 171 |
| New York | 103 |
| Pennsylvania | 103 |
| Illinois | 93 |
| Michigan | 81 |
| Virginia | 59 |
| Georgia | 55 |
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 Chemical Engineers H-1B volume.See Chemical Engineers H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Chemical Engineers roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.