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Cooks, Restaurant

Occupation · SOC 2018 35-2014 · United States

SOC 2018 code
35-2014
Share of U.S. applications
0.22%
Applications on record
26,167
FY2025
2,665
Median offered wage
$42,494
Certified (last three years)
90.8%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$42,494certified 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 Cooks, Restaurant (SOC 35-2014). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Cooks, Restaurant

1,3332,665FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,3332,665FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,853
FY2009870
FY20101,589
FY2011871
FY2012521
FY2013409
FY2014406
FY2015834
FY20161,123
FY20171,090
FY20181,410
FY20191,331
FY20201,405
FY20211,391
FY20221,762
FY20232,054
FY20242,456
FY20252,665
FY2026*2,127
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*900980141,043
FY202516901,169181,309
FY202423001,30011915
FY2023247099817792
FY2022137294412667
FY2021214050313661
FY202030604074688
FY2019155039611769
FY201800353111,046
FY20170029324773
FY20160024919855
FY2015001917636
FY2014001516249
FY2013001159285
FY201200909422
FY2011009718756
FY2010000171,572
FY20090005865
FY200800001,853
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. Robison Venture Group, LLC53
  2. Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services LLC53
  3. La Cosecha Xiii, LLC45
  4. La Cosecha Xix, LLC45
  5. La Cosecha Xii, LLC38
  6. La Cosecha Xiv, LLC36
  7. La Cosecha Xi, LLC36
  8. Giri Hotel Management LLC35
  9. Interurban Grille33
  10. Two Rows Restaurant32
  11. Troon Golf, LLC at Ballenisles Country Club, Inc.32
  12. Omni Hotels Management Corp.32
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, Restaurant: applications by worksite state

1+89+153+241+718+
1+89+153+241+718+
Data table
StateApplications
CA2,992
NY2,607
FL2,124
MA1,634
MP1,393
NJ1,170
GA992
CO969
VA936
ME936
TX799
MI718
OR691
NC639
MD543
PA507
WA506
IL505
OH402
SC346
CT325
AZ315
LA241
DC225
OK207
MN203
UT200
NH193
VT193
RI190
SD170
AL156
WI154
NV153
TN151
MT141
MO131
ND114
WY112
HI107
PR106
KY101
AK93
IN92
ID89
NM63
IA55
AR52
MS50
GU45
NE45
WV41
KS40
DE28
VI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,102
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,543
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,044
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA782
  5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL677
  6. Barnstable Town, MA616
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH565
  8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN466
  9. Portland-South Portland, ME461
  10. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA435
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 $42,494; middle half $41,600 to $59,093 · median prevailing wage $41,371 (marker) · 31 applications.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I12
  2. Level II13
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV9
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Line Cook46
  2. Cook21
  3. Restaurant Cook16
  4. Chef De Partie9
  5. Cooks, Restaurant7
  6. Cooks7
  7. Chef7
  8. Pastry Cook7
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.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Barnstable Town, MA
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • 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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