CHEF, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 509 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for CHEF roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2024), with 327 certified (64.2% certification rate). Median offered wage: $40K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, CHEF
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 327 | 64.2% |
| Denied | 159 | 31.2% |
| Withdrawn | 23 | 4.5% |
Counts across FY2007–2024. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for CHEF
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| N & L Lichtenstein Inc. | 40 |
| Deli 65 | 17 |
| European Home Made Foods, Inc | 13 |
| Scoop Party & Company Corp. | 8 |
| Yam Hospitality LLC | 7 |
| Siam Elephant Thai Restaurant, LLC | 6 |
| Chutney\'s Bistro, LLC. | 6 |
| K & S Restaurant Corp. | 5 |
| J J J H LLC, Inc. | 4 |
| Pho Saigon Noodle House LLC | 4 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for CHEF roles, FY2007–2024.
Top States for CHEF PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| New York | 165 |
| California | 60 |
| New Jersey | 46 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 |
| Florida | 24 |
| Illinois | 21 |
| Texas | 20 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| Massachusetts | 15 |
| Maryland | 13 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B, What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140), the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of CHEF H-1B volume.
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2024) for CHEF roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.