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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-3022 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-3022
Share of U.S. applications
0.25%
Applications on record
29,989
FY2025
6,430
Certified (last three years)
98.7%
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 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (SOC 51-3022). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

3,2156,430FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3,2156,430FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008258
FY2009268
FY201087
FY2011206
FY2012260
FY2013284
FY2014535
FY20151,655
FY20162,614
FY20172,613
FY20181,970
FY20191,697
FY2020957
FY2021822
FY2022745
FY20233,215
FY20242,835
FY20256,430
FY2026*2,538
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1422902,304
FY20255719806,220
FY20242924402,580
FY202301516703,033
FY20220101440591
FY2021251430672
FY2020681110832
FY20190911401,574
FY20180811101,851
FY20170711502,491
FY2016069902,509
FY2015069201,557
FY201406870442
FY201300780206
FY201200470213
FY201100650141
FY2010000186
FY20090000268
FY20080000258
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. FPL Food, LLC3,550
  2. Wayne Farms LLC3,472
  3. JCG Foods of Georgia, LLC3,055
  4. Consolidated Catfish Producers, LLC1,955
  5. House of Raeford Farms, Inc.1,720
  6. Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC1,122
  7. Peco Foods, Inc1,006
  8. Harrison Poultry935
  9. George's Processing, Inc.754
  10. Koch Foods of Alabama, LLC620
  11. George's Processing, Inc.586
  12. Norman W. Fries, Inc. D/b/a Claxton Poultry Farms537
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).

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
GA12,047
AL4,544
NC2,634
AR1,913
OH1,361
SC1,174
LA883
DE768
TN697
MO674
NE624
TX551
MS450
VA350
AK241
IN181
MN144
MD141
IA133
VT79
HI71
KY53
WV46
FL43
CA34
WA25
MA22
MP16
NY15
OR12
NJ11
UT11
IL10
SD8
ME4
PA4
MI3
DC3
PR2
WY2
MT1
AS1
CT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Thomasville, GA3,550
  2. Columbus, GA-AL3,055
  3. Tuscaloosa, AL2,517
  4. Jefferson, GA2,263
  5. Gainesville, GA1,395
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA1,225
  7. Mount Airy, NC1,182
  8. Gadsden, AL1,122
  9. Batesville, AR896
  10. Seaford, DE767
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. Fish Trimmer1
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
  • Batesville, AR
  • Columbus, GA-AL
  • Gadsden, AL
  • Gainesville, GA
  • Jasper, IN
  • Jefferson, GA
  • Mount Airy, NC
  • Seaford, DE
  • Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
  • Thomasville, GA
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Union City, TN
  • Wooster, OH
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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