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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-9012 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-9012
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
248
FY2025
20
Median offered wage
$47,840
Certified (last three years)
84.9%
Main route
H-2B non-agricultural workers
Median wage$47,840certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
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 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9012). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

1121FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1121FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20082
FY20095
FY201017
FY201113
FY201213
FY20136
FY201411
FY201511
FY201621
FY201717
FY201819
FY201920
FY20209
FY202118
FY202212
FY20239
FY202417
FY202520
FY2026*8
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*00341
FY202501865
FY202401862
FY202301800
FY202200750
FY202112762
FY202001530
FY201910883
FY201800892
FY201702852
FY201600993
FY201500830
FY201400560
FY201300600
FY201200751
FY201100841
FY2010000125
FY200900041
FY200800002

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Cajun Sugar Company, LLC27
  2. Lafourche Sugars, L.L.C.26
  3. Cora Texas Manufacturing Co., L.L.C.23
  4. Sterling Sugars, LLC6
  5. Crafthaus Brewery, LLC6
  6. Slo Wine Storage6
  7. Fayard Wines LLC5
  8. Ov the Farm LLC5
  9. Washington Vintners LLC5
  10. Spottswoode Winery Inc.4
  11. Legacy Solutions, Inc.4
  12. Champlain Orchards, Inc.4

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
LA96
CA56
OR10
WA10
MI7
NY7
NV6
VA5
VT4
AK4
CT4
UT4
GA3
IA3
OH3
MA3
PA2
TX2
FL2
NM2
AL2
IL2
WV1
NC1
KS1
OK1
NJ1
MT1
CO1
KY1
MP1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Napa, CA32
  2. New Iberia, LA31
  3. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA19
  4. Baton Rouge, LA19
  5. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA11
  6. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA11
  7. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA7
  8. Traverse City, MI6
  9. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV6
  10. Walla Walla, WA5

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $47,840; middle half $42,588 to $48,920 · median prevailing wage $44,678 (marker) · 11 applications.

$40k$45k$50k$55k$60k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I13
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Winemaker27
  2. Head Brewer8
  3. Educational Winemaker5
  4. Wine Maker5
  5. Vintage Winemaker4
  6. Distiller3
  7. Harvest Internship3
  8. Winemaker (enologist)3