Data / Hiring / Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Companies hiring Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria: 138 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
31 employers had 138 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria (occupation code 35-2012) across 13 states, decided through June 25, 2026; the median offered wage is $35,776 a year.
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- 35-2012Occupation code (SOC)
Certified cases by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Cases |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 21 |
| FY2025 | 31 |
| FY2026 | 80 |
By state
| State | Cases | Employers | Median offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 79 | 2 | $35,776 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 2 | $29,307 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 3 | $31,200 |
| California | 4 | 3 | $42,370 |
| Ohio | 2 | 2 | $36,774 |
| Illinois | 2 | 2 | $32,340 |
| Texas | 2 | 1 | $35,360 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | $32,344 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 1 | $45,200 |
| New York | 1 | 1 | $47,778 |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | $32,219 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | $41,496 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1 | $44,262 |
Employers with the most cases
Updated June 25, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.