Updated
PERM in Poultry Processing
NAICS 311615
- Decisions
- 24,624
- Approved
- 87.0%
- Median certified wage
- $24,360
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 2,767 | 564 | 585 |
| FY2017 | 1,518 | 724 | 217 |
| FY2018 | 1,269 | 617 | 196 |
| FY2019 | 873 | 662 | 79 |
| FY2020 | 658 | 78 | 68 |
| FY2021 | 676 | 130 | 12 |
| FY2022 | 477 | 118 | 59 |
| FY2023 | 2,039 | 38 | 551 |
| FY2024 | 1,667 | 10 | 76 |
| FY2025 | 5,360 | 18 | 9 |
| FY2026 | 2,494 | 3 | 12 |
Top sponsors
- WAYNE FARMS LLC 3,452
- FPL Food, LLC 2,349
- JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC 2,343
- Case Farms Processing, Inc 2,190
- HOUSE OF RAEFORD FARMS, INC. 1,328
- PECO FOODS, INC 1,115
- GEORGE'S PROCESSING, INC. 995
- JCG FOODS OF GEORGIA LLC DBA KOCH FOODS 882
- Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC 862
- NORMAN W. FRIES, INC 780
Top occupations
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 17,931
- Slaughterers and Meat Packers 2,141
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,250
- Butchers and Meat Cutters 1,025
- Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 825
- Helpers--Production Workers 724
- Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 129
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 96
- Production Workers, All Other 33
- Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 26
Worksite states
- Georgia 11,706
- North Carolina 3,113
- Ohio 1,990
- Arkansas 1,853
- Alabama 1,335
- South Carolina 805
- Delaware 771
- South Dakota 769
- Virginia 441
- Missouri 397
Worksite cities
- Pine Mountain Valley, GA 2,590
- Thomasville, GA 2,349
- Pendergrass, GA 2,096
- Claxton, GA 1,360
- Gainesville, GA 1,243
- Dobson, NC 1,214
- Morganton, NC 1,165
- Gadsden, AL 1,122
- Winesburg, OH 1,025
- Batesville, AR 896
Countries of citizenship
- Vietnam 6,466
- South Korea 4,495
- China 1,834
- Mexico 425
- Burma (myanmar) 411
- Haiti 403
- Cambodia 364
- Brazil 302
- Nepal 280
- Bangladesh 213
Worker's education
- None 13,212
- Bachelor's 1,169
- High School 1,092
- Associate's 461
- Other 293
- Master's 153
- Doctorate 5
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 7,638
- F-1 1,743
- TPS 401
- B-2 273
- F-2 193
- E-2 120
- H-1B 47
- PAROLEE 27
- J-1 22
- H-2B 22
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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