Food Service Managers, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 2,306 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Food Service Managers roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 1,847 certified (80.1% certification rate). Median offered wage: $60K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Food Service Managers
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 1,847 | 80.1% |
| Denied | 343 | 14.9% |
| Withdrawn | 116 | 5.0% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Food Service Managers
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Panda Express, Inc. | 28 |
| Fogo De Chao (holdings) Inc. | 27 |
| Charles Bros., Inc Iii | 11 |
| Silver Diner Holdings, Inc. | 11 |
| Fogo De Chao Churrascaria (holdings) LLC | 11 |
| Columbia Sussex Management, LLC | 6 |
| Compass Group USA, Inc. | 6 |
| Waffle House, Inc. | 6 |
| Kula Sushi USA, Inc. | 5 |
| Aspen Skiing Company | 5 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Food Service Managers roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Food Service Managers PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 499 |
| New York | 262 |
| Florida | 230 |
| Virginia | 135 |
| Texas | 132 |
| Massachusetts | 114 |
| Illinois | 108 |
| Maryland | 83 |
| New Jersey | 77 |
| Washington DC | 69 |
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 Food Service Managers H-1B volume.
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Food Service Managers roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.