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PERM in Food Services and Drinking Places (group 722)
NAICS 722211
- Decisions
- 2,176
- Approved
- 92.3%
- Median certified wage
- $16,848
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2024
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- withdrawn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| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |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 | 1,322 | 72 | 99 |
| FY2017 | 275 | 51 | 4 |
| FY2018 | 99 | 6 | 1 |
| FY2019 | 63 | 8 | 2 |
| FY2020 | 39 | 7 | 2 |
| FY2021 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2024 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
Top sponsors
- MUY HAMBURGER PARTNERS, LLC 489
- MUY PIZZA HOUSTON, LLC 333
- MUY PIZZA SOUTHEAST LLC 245
- MUY PIZZA TEJAS LLC 153
- PACPIZZA,LLC 136
- MUY PIZZA LLC 89
- MUY PIZZA MINNESOTA LLC 62
- Thesa Restaurants Corp. 52
- St. Juste Management Corp dba Goliad Foods Inc. 42
- RTA Restaurants Corp. 41
Top occupations
Worksite states
- Texas 1,170
- California 227
- Virginia 145
- Ohio 100
- Florida 79
- Minnesota 69
- North Carolina 68
- Missouri 42
- Massachusetts 34
- Michigan 26
Worksite cities
- San Antonio, TX 180
- Houston, TX 116
- Dallas, TX 99
- Corpus Christi, TX 76
- Fort Worth, TX 62
- Greensboro, NC 41
- Dayton, OH 39
- Kansas City, MO 38
- Minneapolis, MN 32
- Plano, TX 28
Countries of citizenship
Worker's education
- None 1,891
- High School 99
- Bachelor's 94
- Master's 61
- Other 17
- Associate's 13
- Doctorate 1
Visa held when filed
- NOT IN USA 728
- F-1 203
- H-1B 80
- E-2 58
- B-2 43
- F-2 31
- EWI 12
- TN 10
- B-1 6
- H-2B 5
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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