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Food Service Managers

Occupation · SOC 2018 11-9051 · United States

SOC 2018 code
11-9051
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
5,438
FY2025
299
Median offered wage
$70,256
Certified (last three years)
88.5%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$70,256certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Food Service Managers (SOC 11-9051). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Food Service Managers

450900FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
450900FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008230
FY2009296
FY2010900
FY2011504
FY201297
FY2013314
FY2014243
FY2015206
FY2016346
FY2017340
FY2018280
FY2019244
FY2020175
FY2021187
FY2022178
FY2023166
FY2024200
FY2025299
FY2026*233
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0322208
FY20250840251
FY202451144140
FY20237634119
FY20224538131
FY202114333137
FY202032228113
FY201924163156
FY20180587188
FY201705167168
FY201602175169
FY2015081953
FY20140418455
FY20130124271
FY201203985
FY201103329172
FY201000586314
FY200900130166
FY2008000230
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Columbia Sussex Management LLC49
  2. Panda Express, Inc.42
  3. Columbia Sussex Corporation35
  4. Aspen Skiing Company28
  5. Fogo De Chao Holdings Inc.27
  6. Hyatt Corporation24
  7. Silver Diner Holdings, Inc.19
  8. Gopuram Taste of India18
  9. Sathiam Enterprises, LLC17
  10. Compass Group USA, Inc.16
  11. Waffle House, Inc.15
  12. The Dinex Group, LLC15
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Food Service Managers: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA876
NY842
FL549
VA323
TX294
MA267
NJ255
IL208
DC171
MD166
GA133
PA124
CO85
CT82
NC81
NV78
WA74
MP70
SC52
OK50
RI46
OR44
HI43
TN42
AZ41
MI31
OH29
LA29
AK29
AL24
KY24
MO24
UT21
AR21
IN20
NH20
KS18
NE14
MN14
NM13
ME13
WI12
VT10
MS7
DE7
IA6
GU6
ID6
SD4
WY4
PR3
ND3
MT2
WV2
VI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,012
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV479
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA471
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL353
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH209
  6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN193
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA169
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA108
  9. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX106
  10. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX99
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $70,256; middle half $59,311 to $81,340 · median prevailing wage $66,789 (marker) · 94 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I27
  2. Level II38
  3. Level III25
  4. Level IV10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Restaurant Manager303
  2. Food Service Manager291
  3. Food and Beverage Manager201
  4. General Manager174
  5. Food & Beverage Manager80
  6. Manager73
  7. Assistant Restaurant Manager41
  8. Banquet Manager41
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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