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Food Preparation Workers: green card (PERM) sponsors

1,179 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 35-2021). Median offered salary $27,300; median time to certification 487 days.

PERM applications1,179
Median offered salary$27,300
Middle half of salaries$24,960–$32,240
10th–90th percentile$21,320–$35,000

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
FH Miami Operations LLC136$25,979
Lizard's Thicket, Inc.71$21,320
BH Acquisition Company, LLC47$27,300
Big Splash Restaurant Group, LLC41$26,000
Fast N Friendly LLC31$22,069
RP Restaurant, LLC29$32,760
Pizzalley's LLC27$29,120
Pigeon River Restaurant Associates, LLC26$23,660
Restaurant Holdings, L.L.C.26$32,760
Big Splash Fernandina Beach LLC24$26,000
G&t Entertainment Inc18$31,200
Rockit Hospitality LLC18$32,760
White Lodging Services Corporation16$35,110
Happy People & Food LLC14$24,960
Qsrrp LLC14$37,440
Acapulco Corporation12$18,720
PS Smart Money SC LLC11$25,314
Bee Bong, LLC11$27,040
PHKS, Inc.10$32,926
M2D Investment LLC9$22,069
A S Family LLC9$24,960
Totten Trail Bar & Grill8$27,400
Houston BBQ LLC8$22,485
Ak Assets MGR LLC8$28,850
Ja Ramen LLC7$28,808
Hakimyi Corporation7$34,000
ML Management, Inc.7$26,478
Iron Skillet Restaurant6$26,900
BH Hospitality Group Corporation6$33,500
Ronjcub Inc6$35,000
White Whale Enterprises6$32,011
Bento Lake Nona6—
Bang's Inc.6$22,693
Sen Organic Small Plate LLC5$21,674
SGBV Licence, LLC5$20,800
Saigon Eatery LLC5$31,387
Pho 95 Noodle House LLC5$31,158
Yankee Trader Seafood LTD5$31,200
DTJ Enterprises, Inc.5$34,486
Brew Vino LLC5$33,280
Pho Waipahu LLC5$29,000
The Grounded Roots LLC5$25,792
Com Ga Houston Duluth LLC5$24,939
A & C Global Inc4$34,000
Al Watan Restaurant, Inc.4$33,488
Phanthavong, Inc4$32,000
RPM Restaurant LLC4$36,000
Sumo Grill LLC4$22,298
Polpo Ristorante Inc.4$29,391
Taqueria Los Cunados, LLC4$19,510

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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).