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Dishwashers

Occupation · SOC 2018 35-9021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
35-9021
Share of U.S. applications
0.03%
Applications on record
3,709
FY2025
406
Certified (last three years)
91.4%
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 Dishwashers (SOC 35-9021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Dishwashers

232464FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
232464FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200828
FY200922
FY201020
FY201155
FY201258
FY201362
FY201474
FY201591
FY2016117
FY2017180
FY2018157
FY2019227
FY2020209
FY2021255
FY2022413
FY2023423
FY2024448
FY2025406
FY2026*464
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*02790185
FY202562740126
FY202482900150
FY2023102390174
FY202282560149
FY202118141096
FY202028125056
FY201915142070
FY20180126031
FY20170127053
FY2016011016
FY201508308
FY201407400
FY201306101
FY201205602
FY201104906
FY201000020
FY200900022
FY200800028
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. Blue House Restaurant, Inc.93
  2. BH Acquisition Company, LLC85
  3. Lizards Thicket, Inc83
  4. Miyami Japanese Steakhouse,LLC58
  5. Covenant Holdings Group52
  6. Robison Venture Group, LLC51
  7. Pizzalleys LLC45
  8. Sunshine Restaurant Merger Sub, LLC dba IHOP42
  9. Pho Countryside, Inc36
  10. Restaurant Holdings, L.L.C.26
  11. RP Restaurant, LLC26
  12. ACG BBQ, LLC. dba Sonnys BBQ25
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).

Dishwashers: applications by worksite state

1+6+19+32+100+
1+6+19+32+100+
Data table
StateApplications
MA508
FL450
SC303
CA249
ME247
MI228
GA165
NY152
NC149
VA106
NJ100
CO97
VT78
MP77
TX77
IL73
PA61
AZ58
RI57
AL35
MD32
OK31
MT31
WY30
UT29
TN25
WI23
SD22
NH20
MO19
OH19
ID18
HI14
WV14
AK14
WA11
KY11
NV10
CT9
MS6
IA6
LA5
OR4
KS4
NE4
DC3
MN2
PR2
ND2
IN1
AR1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Barnstable Town, MA235
  2. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA154
  3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA128
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ113
  5. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL107
  6. Portland-South Portland, ME103
  7. Nantucket, MA95
  8. Columbia, SC86
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV82
  10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL68
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. Pot Washer/kitchen Support1
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
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Florence, SC
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
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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