Updated
PERM in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
NAICS 493120
- Decisions
- 725
- Approved
- 91.7%
- Median certified wage
- $30,030
- 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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 82 | 16 | 18 |
| FY2020 | 40 | 15 | 7 |
| FY2021 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
| FY2022 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 72 | 7 | 32 |
| FY2024 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 264 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- Lineage Logistics Services, LLC 356
- AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, LLC 125
- Lanier Cold Storage, LLC 106
- UNIVERSAL PURE COLD STORAGE, LLC 85
- WAYNE FARMS LLC 31
- SERMAVICA LLC 8
- United States Cold Storage, Inc. 4
- Garimark Foods Inc 2
- Lineage Logistics, LLC 1
- Reliable HealthCare Logistics, LLC 1
Top occupations
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 532
- Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 41
- Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 18
- Software Developers, Applications 10
- Industrial Engineers 6
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 4
- Logisticians 3
- Computer Systems Analysts 3
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 2
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 2
Worksite states
- Georgia 287
- California 155
- Illinois 107
- Nebraska 85
- Pennsylvania 50
- Alabama 31
- New Jersey 8
- Michigan 1
- Florida 1
Worksite cities
- Lula, GA 183
- Riverside, CA 154
- Geneva, IL 105
- Lincoln, NE 85
- Allentown, PA 49
- Lithia Springs, GA 48
- Decatur, AL 31
- Atlanta, GA 28
- Pooler, GA 18
- Marietta, GA 8
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- None 330
- Master's 22
- Bachelor's 10
- Other 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 29
- H-2B 26
- NOT IN USA 12
- B-2 9
- B-1 7
- H-2A 5
- TN 4
- F-1 2
- H-4 1
- F-2 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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