PERM in Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
NAICS 311611
- Decisions
- 3,386
- Approved
- 90.1%
- Median certified wage
- $25,240
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, 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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 331 | 33 | 77 |
| FY2017 | 118 | 49 | 8 |
| FY2018 | 9 | 140 | 17 |
| FY2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2020 | 49 | 7 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 50 | 8 | 8 |
| FY2023 | 483 | 18 | 276 |
| FY2024 | 1,216 | 23 | 23 |
| FY2025 | 197 | 14 | 6 |
| FY2026 | 191 | 0 | 1 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 1,682
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,123
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers 375
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 23
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 23
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 21
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 13
- Industrial Engineers 11
- Computer Systems Analysts 10
- Butchers and Meat Cutters 9
Worksite states
- Georgia 1,230
- Wisconsin 1,117
- Nebraska 329
- Iowa 221
- Michigan 183
- South Dakota 110
- Colorado 48
- Oklahoma 27
- Florida 23
- Illinois 22
Worksite cities
- Thomasville, GA 1,227
- Abbotsford, WI 1,115
- Dakota City, NE 298
- Coldwater, MI 181
- Columbus Junction, IA 117
- Aberdeen, SD 110
- West Liberty, IA 96
- Greeley, CO 44
- Madison, NE 29
- Guymon, OK 21
Countries of citizenship
- Vietnam 1,513
- South Korea 576
- Mexico 148
- Venezuela 94
- Somalia 57
- Brazil 56
- Democratic Republic Of Congo 55
- China 53
- Haiti 48
- Ethiopia 40
Worker's education
- None 2,775
- High School 93
- Bachelor's 43
- Master's 29
- Doctorate 11
- Associate's 9
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 1,593
- F-1 127
- B-2 121
- TPS 50
- H-1B 44
- TN 21
- E-2 15
- F-2 10
- L-1 8
- B-1 5
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: 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.