Surgeons, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 783 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Surgeons roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2024), with 742 certified (94.8% certification rate). Median offered wage: $325K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Surgeons
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 742 | 94.8% |
| Denied | 14 | 1.8% |
| Withdrawn | 27 | 3.4% |
Counts across FY2007–2024. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Surgeons
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 21 |
| University of Pittsburgh Physicians | 20 |
| Southern Illinois Medical Services | 14 |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center | 13 |
| University of Iowa | 12 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 10 |
| Sanford Clinic North | 9 |
| University of Washington | 7 |
| Presbyterian Healthcare Services | 6 |
| Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai | 6 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Surgeons roles, FY2007–2024.
Top States for Surgeons PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 68 |
| Ohio | 54 |
| Illinois | 51 |
| New York | 48 |
| Maine | 40 |
| Iowa | 32 |
| Michigan | 28 |
| Kentucky | 27 |
| Florida | 24 |
| California | 24 |
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 Surgeons H-1B volume.
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2024) for Surgeons roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.