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Waiters and Waitresses: green card (PERM) sponsors
467 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 35-3031). Median offered salary $27,414; median time to certification 485 days.
PERM applications467
Median offered salary$27,414
Middle half of salaries$19,000–$33,000
10th–90th percentile$17,514–$38,400
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Job titles
- Server184
- Waiter/Waitress51
- Restaurant Server37
- Food & Beverage Server/Attendant30
- Waiter24
- Waiter and Waitresses18
- Waiters and Waitresses15
- Waitress13
- Servers13
- Wait staff12
- Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers9
- Food Server7
- Waiter and Waitress7
- Waiters & Waitresses6
- Food and Beverage Server4
- Waitress/bartenders:4
- Wait staff, waiters or waitresses.4
- Waiter Or Waitress3
- Server (rodizio)2
- Busser2
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).