SM America, LLC

Wholesale Trade · Primarily AL · PERM filings 2019–2024

#10,433 top sponsor

Overview

SM America, LLC is a Wholesale Trade employer that has filed 7 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #10,433 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 5 were certified (71.4% approval rate), taking about 332 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products, with most worksites in AL, and the median sponsored wage is $42,000.

7

PERM filings

71.4%

approval

0

denied

$42,000

median wage

332d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 4 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is SOUTH KOREA (100%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • South Korea4

Prior visa status

  • E-22
  • F-12

Education

  • Bachelor's2
  • Associate's1
  • Master's1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations SM America, LLC most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 2 $42,000
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2 $30,750
Mechanical Drafters 1 $49,629
Cost Estimators 1 $38,000

Common job titles

Material Procurement Specialist 2 Marketing Specialist 2 Mechanical Designer 1 Cost Specialist 1 Supply Management Specialist 1

Worksite states

AL 7

Wage range

$31,500

25th

$42,000

median

$42,000

75th

$46,000

90th

Law firms used

  • The Law Office of Changjae Lee4
  • Park Associates, P.C.2
  • PARK AND ASSOCIATES, P.C1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24190-179289 Material Procurement SpecialistCertified Opelika, AL Dec 3, 2025
G-100-24182-163240 Material Procurement SpecialistCertified Opelika, AL Nov 12, 2025
G-100-23202-205451 Supply Management SpecialistCertified Opelika, AL Sep 25, 2024
A-22083-30138 Marketing SpecialistCertified-Expired Opelika, AL Jan 10, 2023
A-20262-01351 Marketing SpecialistCertified Opelika, AL May 10, 2021
A-20069-28046 Cost SpecialistCertified Opelika, AL Jul 21, 2020
A-19060-78225 Mechanical DesignerCertified-Expired Opelika, AL Jan 16, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.