Packers and Packagers, Hand
Occupation · SOC 2018 53-7064 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 53-7064
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.08%
- Applications on record
- 9,164
- FY2025
- 2,324
- Certified (last three years)
- 95.6%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Packers and Packagers, Hand (SOC 53-7064). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Packers and Packagers, Hand
Data table
| FY2008 | 206 |
| FY2009 | 19 |
| FY2010 | 44 |
| FY2011 | 81 |
| FY2012 | 34 |
| FY2013 | 33 |
| FY2014 | 70 |
| FY2015 | 101 |
| FY2016 | 596 |
| FY2017 | 736 |
| FY2018 | 611 |
| FY2019 | 348 |
| FY2020 | 414 |
| FY2021 | 447 |
| FY2022 | 678 |
| FY2023 | 1,276 |
| FY2024 | 623 |
| FY2025 | 2,324 |
| FY2026* | 523 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2A | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 43 | 77 | 0 | 403 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 31 | 90 | 0 | 2,203 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 15 | 91 | 1 | 516 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 13 | 89 | 0 | 1,173 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 556 |
| FY2021 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 365 |
| FY2020 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 349 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 294 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 556 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 692 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 545 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 45 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 14 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 48 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- South Georgia Pecan Company1,840
- Abbyland Foods, Inc1,524
- Defender Services, Inc.866
- Dakota Provisions, LLC763
- Rely Workforce Group LLC441
- Alabama Catfish, LLC318
- KMSB Enterprises LLC286
- Protocall NJ, Inc.251
- Belmont Sausage Company239
- Integrity Foods Inc183
- Pecan Deluxe Candy Company137
- Carolina Foods, LLC130
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Packers and Packagers, Hand: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| GA | 2,196 |
| WI | 1,553 |
| NC | 1,449 |
| SD | 765 |
| AL | 374 |
| NJ | 316 |
| FL | 291 |
| IL | 274 |
| TX | 252 |
| LA | 189 |
| UT | 159 |
| IN | 124 |
| ID | 116 |
| CA | 108 |
| MN | 102 |
| OR | 96 |
| KS | 83 |
| VA | 76 |
| OH | 75 |
| NY | 72 |
| MI | 67 |
| MD | 58 |
| ME | 39 |
| AZ | 30 |
| PA | 29 |
| TN | 24 |
| WA | 23 |
| VT | 22 |
| NV | 21 |
| MS | 21 |
| AR | 19 |
| CO | 17 |
| MO | 17 |
| WY | 17 |
| MP | 11 |
| SC | 11 |
| AK | 10 |
| MT | 9 |
| DE | 7 |
| MA | 7 |
| ND | 6 |
| OK | 5 |
| NE | 4 |
| CT | 4 |
| NH | 3 |
| WV | 3 |
| NM | 2 |
| KY | 2 |
| HI | 1 |
| IA | 1 |
- Valdosta, GA1,840
- Wausau-Weston, WI1,524
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC1,152
- Huron, SD763
- Asheville, NC288
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD252
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN244
- Athens-Clarke County, GA183
- Jacksonville, FL176
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX152
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
- Packers and Packagers, Hand1
- Warehousing and Storage1
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Athens-Clarke County, GA
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Brigham City, UT-ID
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Huron, SD
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Marshall, MN
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Valdosta, GA
- Wausau-Weston, WI
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