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PERM in Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing
NAICS 311111
- Decisions
- 142
- Approved
- 96.8%
- Median certified wage
- $19,240
- Years
- FY2017 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. More
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, and FY2024 on from its current ones. The newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 44 | 1 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 37 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Redbarn Pet Products, LLC 83
- AMERICAN JERKY COMPANY, LLC 26
- SPF North America, Inc. 5
- NPIC 4
- MARS PETCARE US, INC. 2
- The Farmer's Dog, Inc. 2
- Baystride, Inc. dba Rayne Clinical Nutrition, Inc. 2
- PAWFOODS, LLC 1
- AB7 America Inc 1
- Sunshine Mills, Inc. 1
Top occupations
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 83
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 18
- Food Scientists and Technologists 7
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 7
- General and Operations Managers 3
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3
- Accountants and Auditors 2
- Sales Managers 2
- Mechanical Engineers 2
- Managers, All Other 2
Worksite states
- Kansas 86
- California 28
- Texas 6
- South Carolina 5
- Florida 4
- New York 2
- Missouri 2
- Tennessee 1
- New Jersey 1
- Alabama 1
Worksite cities
- Great Bend, KS 83
- Ontario, CA 26
- Hodges, SC 5
- Plano, TX 5
- New York, NY 2
- Miami, FL 2
- Leawood, KS 2
- Frankiln, TN 1
- Newark, NJ 1
- Irvine, CA 1
Countries of citizenship
- Nepal 19
- Bangladesh 18
- Brazil 12
- Vietnam 10
- China 5
- Thailand 4
- Mexico 3
- Venezuela 3
- Italy 3
- Pakistan 3
Worker's education
- None 83
- Master's 11
- Bachelor's 10
- Doctorate 1
- Other 1
Visa held when filed
- F-1 61
- NOT IN USA 13
- H-1B 11
- F-2 5
- L-1 4
- E-2 4
- B-2 3
- TN 2
- J-1 1
- E-3 1
The industry is the NAICS code the employer entered on the form. DOL publishes the code alone. The title is the Census Bureau's, and a code Census never defined takes its parent group's title.
Case data through Jun 30, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.
The sources in full
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly
What this data includes
Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.
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