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Helpers--Production Workers

Occupation · SOC 2018 51-9198 · United States

SOC 2018 code
51-9198
Share of U.S. applications
0.08%
Applications on record
9,227
FY2025
1,679
Certified (last three years)
94.0%
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 Helpers--Production Workers (SOC 51-9198). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Helpers--Production Workers

8401,679FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8401,679FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200843
FY200917
FY201036
FY2011156
FY2012109
FY201358
FY201454
FY201589
FY2016561
FY2017358
FY2018235
FY2019302
FY2020239
FY2021272
FY2022549
FY20231,401
FY20241,445
FY20251,679
FY2026*1,624
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2606231,533
FY20252827201,577
FY202429412101,291
FY202326312001,252
FY20221241640369
FY2021200800172
FY2020191710148
FY201941700227
FY201800920143
FY201700750283
FY201600841476
FY20150047042
FY2014005103
FY2013005404
FY20120010513
FY201100138018
FY2010000234
FY2009000017
FY2008000043
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. Labor Guys, LLC2,701
  2. Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC317
  3. Reser's Fine Foods, Inc.310
  4. Norman W. Fries, Inc. D/b/a Claxton Poultry Farms289
  5. KMSB Enterprises LLC194
  6. Dietz and Watson, Inc.194
  7. Georgia Plating Inc193
  8. Monterey Mushrooms, Inc.170
  9. Exlabesa Extrusion Tifton, Inc169
  10. Uw Provision Company Inc160
  11. Sentech Services, Inc141
  12. Hamrick Mills, Inc.131
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).

Helpers--Production Workers: applications by worksite state

1+17+67+100+187+
1+17+67+100+187+
Data table
StateApplications
GA1,400
PA1,168
IN856
OH771
TX633
SC625
WI277
AZ251
NC225
CA221
UT187
KS181
NY168
VA165
MP160
NV154
NJ146
MA136
TN133
MD106
SD100
IL99
FL97
IA92
LA88
MI88
AL77
CO75
OR70
MN67
OK66
KY62
WA37
ND34
ME30
NH30
ID30
NE22
MO19
WV17
AR13
MS11
NM9
VT7
DE7
CT5
MT4
WY1
HI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ934
  2. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN844
  3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA587
  4. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN318
  5. Statesboro, GA289
  6. Columbus, OH285
  7. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ232
  8. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC228
  9. Tifton, GA198
  10. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX164
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. Enology Assistant3
  2. Chocolate Maker1
  3. Cellar1
  4. Vintage Wine Making Assistant1
  5. Winemaking Intern1
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.

  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Batavia, NY
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Dublin, GA
  • Fremont, OH
  • Gaffney, SC
  • Greensboro-High Point, NC
  • Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Madison, WI
  • Marion, NC
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Reno, NV
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Roanoke Rapids, NC
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • Spartanburg, SC
  • Stephenville, TX
  • Tifton, GA
  • Topeka, KS
  • Yankton, SD
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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