PERM by the worker's country of citizenship
PERM cases for citizens of Pakistan
- Decisions
- 10,405
- Approved
- 90.9%
- Median certified wage
- $72,343
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. DOL printed the worker's citizenship on its old form, so the series runs FY2008 to FY2023; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry it.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | 886 | 139 | 29 |
| FY2009 | 451 | 67 | 40 |
| FY2010 | 1,211 | 116 | 47 |
| FY2011 | 877 | 146 | 42 |
| FY2012 | 673 | 130 | 42 |
| FY2013 | 412 | 62 | 33 |
| FY2014 | 749 | 59 | 50 |
| FY2015 | 734 | 57 | 34 |
| FY2016 | 1,081 | 83 | 46 |
| FY2017 | 916 | 84 | 52 |
| FY2018 | 1,145 | 82 | 46 |
| FY2019 | 927 | 75 | 40 |
| FY2020 | 832 | 60 | 48 |
| FY2021 | 945 | 61 | 39 |
| FY2022 | 851 | 100 | 83 |
| FY2023 | 1,083 | 222 | 137 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Software Developers, Applications 928
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 774
- Internists, General 654
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 363
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 312
- Accountants and Auditors 307
- Computer Systems Analysts 302
- Software Developers, Systems Software 302
- Electrical Engineers 233
- Cooks, Restaurant 196
Worksite states
- Texas 2,713
- California 963
- Virginia 608
- New York 559
- Georgia 501
- Illinois 411
- New Jersey 399
- Florida 334
- Pennsylvania 330
- Washington 325
Worksite cities
- Houston, TX 1,003
- Dallas, TX 240
- New York, NY 223
- Seattle, WA 143
- San Francisco, CA 112
- Atlanta, GA 109
- Irving, TX 108
- Chicago, IL 107
- Austin, TX 100
- Plano, TX 95
Industries
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 948
- Custom Computer Programming Services 861
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 554
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 531
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 335
- Limited-Service Restaurants 268
- Engineering Services 264
- Computer Systems Design Services 223
- Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 182
- Convenience Stores 173
Worker's education
- Bachelor's 2,684
- None 2,587
- Master's 2,207
- Other 1,468
- High School 833
- Associate's 356
- Doctorate 270
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 3,826
- F-1 1,408
- NOT IN USA 1,044
- B-2 742
- E-2 302
- L-1 218
- J-1 79
- F-2 78
- B-1 60
- A1/A2 49
DOL printed the worker's citizenship, education and visa on its old form, and the last cases filed on it were decided in FY2024; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. So these pages describe FY2008 to FY2023 (years) and FY2016 to FY2024 (everything else).
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.