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Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Occupation · SOC 2018 35-2012 · United States

SOC 2018 code
35-2012
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
757
FY2025
75
Certified (last three years)
83.2%
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, Institution and Cafeteria (SOC 35-2012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

68135FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
68135FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200856
FY200930
FY201042
FY201128
FY201212
FY20136
FY201411
FY201514
FY201625
FY201725
FY201822
FY201938
FY202037
FY202143
FY202238
FY202346
FY202474
FY202575
FY2026*135
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*121326084
FY2025101412138
FY2024161819021
FY20232374012
FY20221291007
FY202115104014
FY20201763011
FY20191184015
FY2018084010
FY2017087010
FY2016078010
FY201505306
FY201403503
FY201300312
FY201200615
FY20110010018
FY2010000042
FY2009000030
FY2008000056
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. Gateway Care Center, LLC83
  2. Giroux Orchards, LLC20
  3. R & R Harvesting, Inc17
  4. Senior Management Inc14
  5. Mackinac Island Carriage Tours, Inc.14
  6. Forrence Orchards, Inc.12
  7. Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLC11
  8. The Lyman Farm Inc11
  9. Southern Vermont Orchards, Inc.10
  10. Cumberland Care and Rehab Inc.10
  11. Natural New York Corp.10
  12. VR US Holdings II, LLC9
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, Institution and Cafeteria: applications by worksite state

1+2+3+7+17+
1+2+3+7+17+
Data table
StateApplications
CA118
NJ111
MP108
NY82
VT47
WI45
FL29
MI22
VA17
TX16
MA15
GA13
CT13
MD12
ME10
NC9
OK7
LA6
PA6
WY6
MS6
AR5
AL4
IL4
ID3
CO3
OH3
IN3
WA3
IA3
NM2
OR2
NV2
SD2
AZ2
NH1
KY1
GU1
TN1
AK1
UT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ128
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA52
  3. Plattsburgh, NY32
  4. Rice Lake, WI21
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA15
  6. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA13
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13
  8. Bennington, VT11
  9. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA11
  10. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT11
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.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. School Cafeteria Assistant Cook2
  2. Chef for Autistic Individuals1
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.

  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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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