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Food Batchmakers

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-3092 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-3092
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
1,106
FY2025
153
Certified (last three years)
77.9%
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 Food Batchmakers (SOC 51-3092). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Food Batchmakers

81161FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
81161FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200813
FY20091
FY201011
FY201110
FY20125
FY201350
FY201451
FY201557
FY201638
FY201755
FY201859
FY201936
FY202047
FY202145
FY202298
FY2023161
FY2024135
FY2025153
FY2026*81
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*227052
FY20254372110
FY2024037197
FY20232340125
FY2022349046
FY202104302
FY202004106
FY201922914
FY2018042116
FY201704906
FY201603107
FY201504926
FY201405001
FY201304604
FY20120203
FY20110118
FY201000011
FY20090001
FY200800013
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. GDI Services Inc.223
  2. Lawrence Foods, Inc.116
  3. Nomura Trading Co., Ltd.54
  4. North Pacific Seafoods, Inc.48
  5. Nichirei U.S.A., LLC35
  6. Icicle Seafoods, Inc.34
  7. Westward Seafoods, Inc.30
  8. Hillside Orchard Farms, Inc.28
  9. Trident Seafoods Corporation27
  10. Hanwa American Corporation25
  11. Nippon Suisan (U.S.A.), Inc.23
  12. Premier Pacific Seafoods Inc.23
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).

Food Batchmakers: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
AK425
GA178
IL120
TN106
NJ31
CA29
NY27
MA20
LA20
TX18
MI18
VA13
MP11
DE11
WA8
NC8
PA7
FL6
AZ6
AR5
UT5
AL5
CT4
KY3
HI3
ND3
WI3
CO3
ME2
MD2
RI1
NH1
KS1
SD1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN119
  2. Athens-Clarke County, GA117
  3. Jackson, TN106
  4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ35
  5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA33
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH12
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD10
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV10
  9. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY7
  10. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA6
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. Production Supervisor2
  2. Barrel Program Manager1
  3. Winemaking Technician I1
  4. Chocolatier1
  5. Cellar 11
  6. Milk Pasteurization Specialist1
  7. Cheesemaker1
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.

  • Athens-Clarke County, GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Jackson, TN
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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