Updated
PERM in Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing
NAICS 311412
- Decisions
- 320
- Approved
- 91.3%
- Median certified wage
- $31,395
- Years
- FY2016 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 28 | 0 | 40 |
| FY2018 | 54 | 8 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 74 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- US Waffle Company, Inc. 110
- Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc 65
- US Waffle Company Inc CN942 51
- Wei-Chuan U.S.A. Inc. 10
- ORNNA FOODS CORP 7
- Ricewrap Foods Corporation 7
- McCain Foods USA Inc. 6
- Beyond Meat, Inc. 5
- SANTINI FOODS, INC. 5
- SAVAGE RIVER, INC. 3
Top occupations
- Helpers--Production Workers 161
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 37
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 26
- Food Scientists and Technologists 11
- Industrial Engineers 8
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 7
- Industrial Production Managers 5
- Mechanical Engineers 5
- Accountants and Auditors 4
Worksite states
- South Carolina 161
- Illinois 69
- California 36
- Florida 12
- North Carolina 7
- New York 6
- Wisconsin 3
- Idaho 3
- New Jersey 3
- Georgia 3
Worksite cities
- Greenville, SC 161
- Toluca, IL 63
- Orlando, FL 7
- Butner, NC 7
- El Segundo, CA 6
- Bell Gardens, CA 5
- San Lorenzo, CA 5
- City of Industry, CA 3
- Riverside, CA 3
- Appleton, WI 2
Countries of citizenship
- China 55
- Vietnam 40
- Hong Kong 30
- Bangladesh 20
- India 14
- Brazil 10
- Philippines 8
- Taiwan 7
- Haiti 7
- Mexico 7
Worker's education
- High School 164
- Bachelor's 28
- Master's 27
- None 15
- Other 2
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 35
- F-1 12
- E-2 6
- TN 4
- B-2 3
- EWI 3
- F-2 2
- NOT IN USA 2
- L-1 1
- TPS 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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