Cost Estimators, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 2,012 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Cost Estimators roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 1,832 certified (91.1% certification rate). Median offered wage: $65K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Cost Estimators
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 1,832 | 91.1% |
| Denied | 103 | 5.1% |
| Withdrawn | 77 | 3.8% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Cost Estimators
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Faithful & Gould, Inc. | 37 |
| Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. | 22 |
| Aecom Technical Services, Inc. | 21 |
| J.T. Magen & Company, Inc. | 19 |
| Cumming Management Group, Inc. | 16 |
| Sms Infocomm Corporation | 10 |
| Currie & Brown Inc | 10 |
| Fluor Enterprises, Inc. | 9 |
| Rigid Global Buildings LLC | 9 |
| Vj Associates Inc. of Suffolk | 9 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Cost Estimators roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Cost Estimators PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 410 |
| Texas | 288 |
| New York | 280 |
| Florida | 189 |
| New Jersey | 147 |
| Virginia | 69 |
| Georgia | 63 |
| Alabama | 62 |
| Illinois | 59 |
| Maryland | 53 |
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 Cost Estimators H-1B volume.See Cost Estimators H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Cost Estimators roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.