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PERM in Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
NAICS 311991
- Decisions
- 722
- Approved
- 97.0%
- Median certified wage
- $32,427
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 30 | 5 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| FY2020 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 38 | 8 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2023 | 118 | 3 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 40 | 1 | 14 |
| FY2025 | 228 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2026 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
Top sponsors
Top occupations
- Helpers--Production Workers 328
- Computer Systems Analysts 39
- Food Scientists and Technologists 35
- Industrial Production Managers 27
- Packers and Packagers, Hand 26
- Team Assemblers 21
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 17
- Computer Occupations, All Other 16
- Industrial Engineers 15
- Software Developers, Applications 15
Worksite states
- Kansas 165
- California 100
- Oregon 70
- Missouri 59
- North Carolina 54
- Ohio 34
- Washington 33
- Massachusetts 31
- Virginia 25
- Illinois 21
Worksite cities
- Topeka, KS 165
- St. Louis, MO 55
- Halifax, NC 50
- Salem, OR 45
- Pasco, WA 30
- Hillsboro, OR 25
- Vista, CA 25
- Arlington, VA 23
- Chicopee, MA 21
- Fullerton, CA 21
Countries of citizenship
- Mexico 158
- India 63
- Brazil 34
- South Korea 27
- Vietnam 19
- China 13
- Italy 13
- United Kingdom 8
- France 8
- Canada 7
Worker's education
- None 152
- Bachelor's 129
- Master's 90
- Other 16
- High School 11
- Doctorate 10
- Associate's 9
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 99
- NOT IN USA 99
- L-1 88
- H-2B 32
- F-1 12
- E-2 11
- TN 11
- B-2 7
- J-1 2
- O-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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