Waiters and Waitresses, Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 1,006 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Waiters and Waitresses roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2007–2026), with 835 certified (83% certification rate). Median offered wage: $23K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes, Waiters and Waitresses
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 835 | 83.0% |
| Denied | 83 | 8.3% |
| Withdrawn | 88 | 8.7% |
Counts across FY2007–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Waiters and Waitresses
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Restaurant Merger Sub, LLC dba IHOP | 54 |
| Marbl Restaurant, Inc. | 20 |
| Frenchmans Creek, Inc. | 14 |
| Saipan Laulau Development, Inc. | 11 |
| Crystal Thai Restaurant | 11 |
| Addison Reserve Master Property Owners Association | 11 |
| Rioz ,inc. | 10 |
| Chung Blue Inc | 10 |
| Gourmet Chefs II LLC DBA Tabla Winter Park | 9 |
| Mungkorn Thong Inc. | 8 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Waiters and Waitresses roles, FY2007–2026.
Top States for Waiters and Waitresses PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Florida | 160 |
| Virginia | 141 |
| California | 136 |
| New York | 72 |
| Maryland | 54 |
| Washington DC | 42 |
| Illinois | 34 |
| Texas | 32 |
| New Hampshire | 32 |
| Wisconsin | 29 |
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 Waiters and Waitresses H-1B volume.
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2007–2026) for Waiters and Waitresses roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.