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Sewing Machine Operators

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-6031 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-6031
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
452
FY2025
62
Certified (last three years)
81.2%
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 Sewing Machine Operators (SOC 51-6031). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Sewing Machine Operators

3162FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3162FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200835
FY200911
FY201022
FY201114
FY201214
FY20139
FY20147
FY201512
FY201628
FY201723
FY201822
FY201925
FY202030
FY202127
FY202250
FY202335
FY202421
FY202562
FY2026*5
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1400
FY202514057
FY20247617
FY202386021
FY2022217031
FY202148015
FY2020117012
FY201975013
FY201803019
FY201704019
FY201601324
FY20150408
FY20140205
FY20130504
FY20120608
FY201103011
FY201000022
FY200900011
FY200800035
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. Runners Diversified Incorporated95
  2. Fred's Studio Tents & Canopies, Inc.26
  3. SND Manufacturing Ltd20
  4. U.K.A.G Inc.15
  5. American Textile Company, Inc.11
  6. SND Manufacturing11
  7. Nora Manufacturing Inc.11
  8. Casual Cushion Corporation8
  9. American Apparel (USA) LLC7
  10. SPN Investments Dba Einflatables7
  11. A & K Knitting Mill, Inc6
  12. SPN Investments, Inc. Dba Einflatables5
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).

Sewing Machine Operators: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
GA109
CA57
NY51
TX45
MP35
NJ26
SC15
VA15
OK15
MD9
NC8
PA7
OH6
TN6
FL6
CO5
IL4
UT3
DE3
CT3
WI3
IN2
MA2
DC2
AR2
MI1
WY1
OR1
NV1
LA1
ID1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Vidalia, GA95
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA55
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ43
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX40
  5. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY22
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV20
  7. Oklahoma City, OK13
  8. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC8
  9. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA7
  10. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6
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. Apparel Sewing2
  2. Seamstress1
  3. Sewing Machine Operator1
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.

  • Vidalia, GA
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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