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PERM in Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
NAICS 311710
- Decisions
- 3,531
- Approved
- 97.7%
- Median certified wage
- $22,464
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2018 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 63 | 8 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 93 | 10 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 75 | 5 | 4 |
| FY2022 | 155 | 1 | 101 |
| FY2023 | 301 | 35 | 12 |
| FY2024 | 403 | 12 | 29 |
| FY2025 | 1,738 | 2 | 4 |
| FY2026 | 444 | 0 | 2 |
Top sponsors
- Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC 2,729
- Louisiana Pride Catfish, Inc. 347
- Alabama Catfish, LLC 315
- BG Seafood, Inc 41
- Cape Seafood LLC 27
- Yankee Canal Seafood 13
- Ocean Select Seafood, LLC 11
- JBS Packing Co., Inc. 6
- Bayou Shrimp Processors, Inc. 6
- Bay City Crab Inc 4
Top occupations
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 2,987
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 330
- Helpers--Production Workers 27
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 5
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 5
- General and Operations Managers 4
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics 3
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 3
- Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 2
- Accountants and Auditors 2
Worksite states
- Alabama 2,981
- Louisiana 419
- Mississippi 66
- Maine 29
- Texas 8
- Washington 6
- North Carolina 5
- California 5
- Florida 3
- Maryland 2
Worksite cities
- Eutaw, AL 2,666
- Wisner, LA 347
- Uniontown, AL 315
- Isola, MS 63
- Des Allemands, LA 41
- Saco, ME 27
- Golden Meadow, LA 13
- Breaux Bridge, LA 11
- Port Arthur, TX 6
- Delcambre, LA 6
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- None 1,185
- Master's 8
- Bachelor's 7
- High School 2
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 441
- F-1 127
- B-2 26
- H-2B 12
- H-1B 9
- F-2 5
- E-2 4
- L-1 3
- J-1 2
- E-1 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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