Updated
PERM in Meat Processed from Carcasses
NAICS 311612
- Decisions
- 1,109
- Approved
- 92.5%
- Median certified wage
- $24,960
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 28 | 5 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 129 | 5 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 45 | 49 | 10 |
| FY2020 | 19 | 8 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 88 | 1 | 70 |
| FY2023 | 451 | 5 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2026 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Williams Sausage Company, Inc. 534
- BELMONT SAUSAGE COMPANY 238
- "D.L. LEE & SONS INC." 75
- Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. 58
- J.H. ROUTH PACKING CO 51
- ROGER WOOD FOODS, INC. 50
- Fusion Ranch Inc 11
- Halal Meat Slaughter House Inc. 7
- Midway Food Market, Inc. 6
- Morrilton Packing Company, Inc. 6
Top occupations
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 599
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 239
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers 198
- Industrial Engineers 9
- Food Scientists and Technologists 6
- Production Workers, All Other 6
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 5
- Industrial Production Managers 5
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 4
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 3
Worksite states
- Tennessee 535
- Illinois 240
- Georgia 126
- Arkansas 64
- Ohio 52
- Nebraska 17
- Texas 16
- North Carolina 7
- California 6
- New Jersey 6
Worksite cities
- Union City, TN 534
- Elk Grove Village, IL 238
- Alma, GA 75
- Van Buren, AR 58
- Sandusky, OH 51
- Savannah, GA 50
- Scottsbluff, NE 11
- Norwood, NC 7
- San Antonio, TX 6
- Katy, TX 6
Countries of citizenship
- China 278
- Vietnam 248
- Cambodia 204
- South Korea 72
- Dominican Republic 45
- Mexico 44
- Hong Kong 39
- Nepal 22
- Taiwan 19
- Iran 11
Worker's education
- None 991
- Bachelor's 43
- High School 20
- Master's 20
- Other 3
- Associate's 3
Visa held when filed
- F-1 91
- NOT IN USA 56
- H-2B 17
- E-2 15
- H-1B 12
- F-2 11
- B-2 10
- TN 3
- L-1 3
- J-1 2
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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