Cooks, Fast Food
Occupation · SOC 2018 35-2011 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 35-2011
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.02%
- Applications on record
- 2,246
- FY2025
- 356
- Certified (last three years)
- 92.0%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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 Cooks, Fast Food (SOC 35-2011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Cooks, Fast Food
Data table
| FY2008 | 37 |
| FY2009 | 16 |
| FY2010 | 25 |
| FY2011 | 27 |
| FY2012 | 19 |
| FY2013 | 14 |
| FY2014 | 11 |
| FY2015 | 105 |
| FY2016 | 609 |
| FY2017 | 132 |
| FY2018 | 83 |
| FY2019 | 76 |
| FY2020 | 46 |
| FY2021 | 57 |
| FY2022 | 50 |
| FY2023 | 69 |
| FY2024 | 182 |
| FY2025 | 356 |
| FY2026* | 332 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 5 | 198 | 0 | 129 |
| FY2025 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 293 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 131 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| FY2022 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 20 |
| FY2021 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
| FY2020 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| FY2019 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 70 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 120 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 600 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 96 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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.
- Muy Pizza Houston, LLC344
- Muy Pizza Tejas LLC195
- Phase Three Star LLC186
- Muy Pizza Southeast LLC176
- MM Management Systems, LLC77
- Muy Pizza LLC61
- Muy Pizza Minnesota LLC39
- Pacpizza,llc39
- Jims Management Company, Inc.34
- Qsrrp LLC23
- Adw Suwanee Llccraft Burger BY Shane20
- Wendys18
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).
Cooks, Fast Food: applications by worksite state
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Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 695 |
| MO | 145 |
| FL | 129 |
| VA | 109 |
| CA | 104 |
| MA | 85 |
| AZ | 76 |
| MP | 72 |
| NC | 59 |
| NY | 58 |
| GA | 57 |
| MI | 44 |
| MN | 43 |
| NJ | 39 |
| PA | 26 |
| IN | 24 |
| MD | 24 |
| OH | 21 |
| AL | 20 |
| WI | 18 |
| TN | 17 |
| ME | 17 |
| SC | 17 |
| CT | 15 |
| IL | 12 |
| SD | 11 |
| OR | 10 |
| NH | 10 |
| KS | 9 |
| ND | 9 |
| NE | 7 |
| LA | 7 |
| NM | 7 |
| UT | 7 |
| DE | 6 |
| NV | 6 |
| VT | 5 |
| WY | 4 |
| AK | 4 |
| CO | 4 |
| AR | 3 |
| DC | 3 |
| KY | 3 |
| MT | 2 |
| IA | 2 |
| WA | 2 |
| RI | 2 |
| OK | 1 |
| WV | 1 |
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.
- Cook Assistant3
- Cook2
- Cooks and Service1
- Cooks1
- Household1
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.
- Kansas City, MO-KS
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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