Mechanical Engineers — Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 19,927 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Mechanical Engineers roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 18,566 certified (93.2% certification rate). Median offered wage: $90K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes — Mechanical Engineers
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 18,566 | 93.2% |
| Denied | 650 | 3.3% |
| Withdrawn | 711 | 3.6% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Mechanical Engineers
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Cummins Inc. | 640 |
| General Motors Company | 623 |
| Altair Productdesign, Inc. | 264 |
| Apple Inc. | 231 |
| Fca US LLC | 188 |
| Ford Motor Company | 181 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 171 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 153 |
| Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. | 152 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 146 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Mechanical Engineers roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Mechanical Engineers PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 4,849 |
| California | 3,455 |
| Texas | 2,281 |
| Illinois | 976 |
| Indiana | 930 |
| Ohio | 746 |
| New York | 606 |
| New Jersey | 596 |
| Florida | 490 |
| Georgia | 399 |
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 Mechanical Engineers H-1B volume.See Mechanical Engineers H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Mechanical Engineers roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.