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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

Occupation · SOC 2018 53-7062 · United States

SOC 2018 code
53-7062
Share of U.S. applications
0.06%
Applications on record
6,804
FY2025
1,666
Certified (last three years)
96.8%
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 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (SOC 53-7062). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

8331,666FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8331,666FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200818
FY20094
FY201022
FY201134
FY201228
FY201344
FY201467
FY201589
FY2016123
FY2017244
FY2018359
FY2019437
FY2020355
FY2021407
FY2022417
FY2023827
FY2024899
FY20251,666
FY2026*764
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*012961466
FY20257429401,361
FY2024732850604
FY2023512910530
FY2022442630146
FY2021232000202
FY20201031690173
FY2019801520277
FY2018021280229
FY2017011030140
FY20160198024
FY2015028205
FY2014006331
FY2013004400
FY2012002125
FY20110013021
FY2010000022
FY200900004
FY2008000018
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. Merit Logistics1,441
  2. TW Services, Inc340
  3. Lasership Inc.335
  4. Lineage Logistics Services, LLC264
  5. Merit Integrated Logistics250
  6. NX Automotive Logistics USA, Inc.141
  7. Lanier Cold Storage, LLC130
  8. Premier Services Inc.125
  9. American Steel Carports Inc97
  10. Universal Pure Cold Storage, LLC85
  11. Dietz and Watson, Inc.80
  12. Developlus80
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).

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: applications by worksite state

2+15+32+69+204+
2+15+32+69+204+
Data table
StateApplications
TX1,210
OR679
NY393
CA393
OH332
GA330
VA282
PA271
MA252
LA222
FL204
NV204
IL202
NJ200
UT188
IA139
WA137
NE116
NC103
MD89
TN78
WI69
IN64
ME62
CO51
AL43
MO42
MI36
MP35
SC33
ND33
MS32
NH28
KS25
KY23
ID21
VT21
MN18
OK18
WY17
MT16
CT15
NM13
SD13
WV10
AZ8
DE7
DC5
AR5
AK3
RI3
HI2
Metropolitan areas
  1. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX782
  2. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA668
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ423
  4. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA277
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD221
  6. Columbus, OH214
  7. Gainesville, GA214
  8. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV202
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN200
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV190
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. Debarker Operator2
  2. Laborer2
  3. Sawmill Debarker, Edger Trimmer Operator1
  4. Warehouse Worker1
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.

  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Lincoln, NE
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Ogden, UT
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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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