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Butchers and Meat Cutters

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-3021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-3021
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,736
FY2025
69
Certified (last three years)
74.6%
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 Butchers and Meat Cutters (SOC 51-3021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Butchers and Meat Cutters

368735FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
368735FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200862
FY200926
FY201059
FY201124
FY201227
FY201313
FY20148
FY201527
FY2016735
FY2017220
FY2018133
FY201932
FY202037
FY202141
FY202234
FY202342
FY202459
FY202569
FY2026*88
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*335077
FY2025935052
FY20241528133
FY20231639014
FY2022757015
FY2021904127
FY20201113022
FY2019801023
FY20180012130
FY20170022216
FY20160040731
FY2015021024
FY201400107
FY2013002011
FY2012009117
FY2011003021
FY2010000059
FY2009000026
FY2008000062
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. Case Farms Processing Inc.336
  2. George's Chicken, LLC.320
  3. Koch Foods of Gainesville, LLC159
  4. Koch Foods of Cumming, LLC157
  5. George's Foods, LLC.63
  6. Beyer and Funderburgh, Ltd60
  7. DC Organic Farm LLC27
  8. Los Carrillo II, Inc.18
  9. Fitch Ranch Artisan Meat Company LLC13
  10. Matt's Custom Meats, Inc.13
  11. Leyen Food LLC9
  12. M & R USA, LLC8
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).

Butchers and Meat Cutters: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
VA423
GA350
NC346
NY92
TX79
MP72
NJ60
MD60
CA59
FL34
CO24
IL16
ID13
LA11
PA11
AZ11
ND8
IA7
UT7
DC6
RI5
TN5
WA4
VT3
OH3
MA3
NE2
KS2
KY2
DE2
MT1
WY1
MI1
OR1
MS1
OK1
SD1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC336
  2. Gainesville, GA176
  3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA168
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ129
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV79
  6. Harrisonburg, VA63
  7. Stephenville, TX60
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA38
  9. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD21
  10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL20
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. Manager2
  2. Butcher2
  3. Assistant Manager2
  4. Usda Haccp Supervisor/implementor Bi-lingual1
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.

  • Stephenville, TX
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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