Physicists — Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 459 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Physicists roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 430 certified (93.7% 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 — Physicists
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 430 | 93.7% |
| Denied | 13 | 2.8% |
| Withdrawn | 16 | 3.5% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Physicists
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Michigan State University | 24 |
| Fermi Research Alliance, LLC | 22 |
| Coherent, Inc | 10 |
| Kla-tencor Corporation | 10 |
| Tri Alpha Energy Inc. | 7 |
| Tae Technologies, Inc. | 6 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | 6 |
| Euclid Techlabs, LLC | 5 |
| Florida State University | 5 |
| Jefferson Science Associates, LLC | 5 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Physicists roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Physicists PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 135 |
| Michigan | 49 |
| Illinois | 46 |
| Texas | 42 |
| New York | 26 |
| Massachusetts | 15 |
| Colorado | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 |
| Florida | 12 |
| New Jersey | 10 |
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 Physicists H-1B volume.See Physicists H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Physicists roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.