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Butcher: US green card sponsorship

Butchers and Meat Cutters · SOC 51-3021

If the employer requires two or more years of experience, the case is usually filed as EB-3 Skilled Worker; shorter requirements fall under EB-3 Other Workers.

  1. Job offer $26.07 Median offered hourly wage
    $54,233 a year
  2. Labor certification 1,919 Certified, 87.0% of decisions
    Median processing about 493 days
  3. Immigrant petition I-140 at USCIS The labor certification filing date becomes your priority date
  4. Waiting line about 5 yr 6 mo For EB-3 Other Workers (about 3 yr 4 mo for Skilled Worker)
  5. Green card Immigrant visa Interview at a US embassy, then entry as a permanent resident

Employers with the most certified cases

Ranked by certified labor certifications. If a company you were offered isn't here, look it up in the employer search.

EmployerCertifiedOffered hourlyPer year
Sample Employer A230$25.98$54,045
Sample Employer B216$27.57$57,349
Sample Employer C203$27.76$57,745
Sample Employer D189$28.53$59,346
Sample Employer E176$26.29$54,675
Sample Employer F163$24.33$50,608
Sample Employer G149$28.35$58,975
Sample Employer H136$28.34$58,955
Sample Employer I122$26.46$55,047
Sample Employer J109$26.18$54,464
Sample Employer K95$26.09$54,276
Sample Employer L82$27.66$57,539

Where the jobs are

  • Arkansas422
  • North Carolina287
  • Alabama230
  • Iowa172
  • Nebraska134
  • Texas95

Workers' nationalities

  • Brazil575
  • China345
  • Philippines230
  • India153
  • Mexico95
  • Guatemala57

Wage range

Lower quarter
$23.47
Median
$26.07
Upper quarter
$29.20

Hourly figures divide the annual offered wage by 2,080 hours (40 hours × 52 weeks). Overtime is not included.

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