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Cooks, Restaurant: green card (PERM) sponsors
2,352 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 35-2014). Median offered salary $37,440; median time to certification 490 days.
PERM applications2,352
Median offered salary$37,440
Middle half of salaries$31,200–$41,059
10th–90th percentile$24,274–$44,616
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Job titles
- Cook766
- Cook, Restaurant181
- Thai Specialty Cook115
- Line Cook86
- Prep Cooks83
- Cook - Chinese style food41
- Cook (Chinese Specialty)41
- Chinese Specialty Cook37
- Cooks, Restaurant34
- Restaurant Cook32
- Cook of Chinese Food31
- Prep Cook30
- Sushi Chef29
- Cook, Specialty Thai Food28
- Cooks26
- Specialty Cook19
- Cooks, Specialty Thai Food19
- Chef17
- Thai Food Cook16
- Cook-Thai cuisine15
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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).