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Cooks, Short Order

Occupation · SOC 2018 35-2015 · United States

SOC 2018 code
35-2015
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,478
FY2025
179
Certified (last three years)
90.0%
Main route
H-2B non-agricultural workers
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, Short Order (SOC 35-2015). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Cooks, Short Order

109218FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
109218FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200819
FY200912
FY201032
FY201140
FY201226
FY201339
FY201435
FY201558
FY201660
FY201774
FY201866
FY201965
FY202068
FY202171
FY2022121
FY2023148
FY2024147
FY2025179
FY2026*218
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*40182032
FY202540137038
FY2024140113020
FY20236080062
FY20229088024
FY2021705509
FY20201104809
FY20193052010
FY2018005709
FY2017006509
FY20160049011
FY20150147010
FY2014013301
FY2013003405
FY2012001709
FY20110018319
FY2010000032
FY2009000012
FY2008000019
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. Wilderness Resorts Waterparks Inc26
  2. Best Solutions USA, LLC20
  3. Saki LLC18
  4. Mingo Corp16
  5. ACG BBQ, LLC. dba Sonnys BBQ16
  6. Maidstone Club15
  7. The Mayflower Cafe Inc15
  8. Canal Fish and Lobster, Inc.15
  9. Mike's Clam Shack, Inc.15
  10. Steamboat Wharf Pizza, Inc.14
  11. Wychmere Harbor Functions, LP14
  12. BSCS Associates LLC13
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, Short Order: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
MA310
ME193
NY99
NJ98
FL67
MP54
TX52
SD43
WI42
LA40
CA38
MI35
SC30
OH29
PA25
NH24
WY23
NE21
IN21
CO20
NC19
VA16
AZ16
UT15
MD14
GA13
ID11
CT11
RI9
DC9
IA9
MT8
DE8
KY7
IL7
MO6
ND5
VT5
TN5
AK4
MN4
NV3
HI2
AL2
OK1
AR1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Portland-South Portland, ME148
  2. Barnstable Town, MA145
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ131
  4. Nantucket, MA69
  5. Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ37
  6. Madison, WI33
  7. Rapid City, SD28
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH23
  9. Lake Charles, LA20
  10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA19
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. Cook3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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