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Companies hiring Food Preparation Workers: 2,008 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026

533 employers had 2,008 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Food Preparation Workers (occupation code 35-2021) across 41 states, decided through June 30, 2026; the median offered wage is $26,000 a year.

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• 35-2021Occupation code (SOC)

Certified cases by fiscal year

By state

Employers with the most cases

Updated June 30, 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.