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Fast Food and Counter Workers

Occupation · SOC 2018 35-3023 · United States

SOC 2018 code
35-3023
Share of U.S. applications
0.13%
Applications on record
16,197
FY2025
4,596
Certified (last three years)
95.8%
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 Fast Food and Counter Workers (SOC 35-3023). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Fast Food and Counter Workers

2,2984,596FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,2984,596FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200841
FY20098
FY201015
FY201129
FY201227
FY2013105
FY2014166
FY2015168
FY2016776
FY2017723
FY2018446
FY2019572
FY2020789
FY2021776
FY2022917
FY20231,267
FY20241,463
FY20254,596
FY2026*3,313
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*14029103,008
FY202528038514,182
FY20245704194983
FY20233803375887
FY20222903091578
FY20215911630553
FY202010402010484
FY20193401813354
FY2018001791266
FY2017001570566
FY201600981677
FY201500115053
FY20140016501
FY20130010203
FY2012001935
FY2011002207
FY2010000015
FY200900008
FY2008000041
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. Akash Management LLC876
  2. Muy Hamburger Partners, LLC605
  3. Muy Brands, LLC350
  4. Phase Three Star LLC285
  5. Napoli PSC Series LLC270
  6. Buckley Enterprises LLC251
  7. DRM, Inc.244
  8. SDC Restaurants LLC218
  9. Dobski Associates, Inc.215
  10. Hyder Investments Inc.214
  11. Omnipotent Brands ESO, LLC210
  12. Primary Aim LLC207
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).

Fast Food and Counter Workers: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
SC1,533
TX1,330
MO859
CA741
WI662
KS648
GA636
MN635
NY616
OH606
PA592
NC565
FL434
NJ411
MI390
MA358
MP328
CO272
IL239
IN239
NH226
VA196
TN155
MD155
ID151
UT140
VT126
OK123
ME121
AK115
AL108
AZ101
CT86
LA78
SD72
ND67
KY64
MT51
NE48
DE29
WA27
WV27
NM22
AR22
IA19
WY15
OR11
MS10
RI9
NV9
DC8
HI2
VI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ522
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI469
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX441
  4. Charleston-North Charleston, SC408
  5. St. Louis, MO-IL396
  6. Kansas City, MO-KS327
  7. Columbia, SC263
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA256
  9. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX253
  10. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC248
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. Baristas4
  2. BBQ Cook3
  3. Hospitality and Grounds Worker3
  4. Assistant Manager3
  5. CEO1
  6. Barista1
  7. Integration and Design of Point of Sale Systems1
  8. Middle Eastern/mediterranean Chef1
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.

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Boise City, ID
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
  • Burlington-South Burlington, VT
  • Canton-Massillon, OH
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, GA-AL
  • Concord, NH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
  • Green Bay, WI
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC
  • Hinesville, GA
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Jefferson City, MO
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Lawrence, KS
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Murrells Inlet, SC
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Ogden, UT
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Spartanburg, SC
  • Springfield, MO
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • State College, PA
  • Topeka, KS
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Wichita, 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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