Meat packer: US green card sponsorship

Slaughterers and Meat Packers · SOC 51-3023

Most cases are filed as EB-3 Other Workers, which needs less than two years of experience but usually has a longer wait.

Job offer $19.52 Median offered hourly wage
$40,602 a year
Labor certification 2,876 Certified, 97.0% of decisions
Median processing about 545 days
Immigrant petition I-140 at USCIS The labor certification filing date becomes your priority date
Waiting line about 5 yr 6 mo For EB-3 Other Workers (about 3 yr 4 mo for Skilled Worker)
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.

Employer	Certified	Offered hourly	Per year
Sample Employer A	345	$18.28	$38,019
Sample Employer B	324	$18.80	$39,101
Sample Employer C	304	$18.87	$39,242
Sample Employer D	284	$19.96	$41,516
Sample Employer E	264	$21.08	$43,838
Sample Employer F	244	$20.59	$42,832
Sample Employer G	224	$19.41	$40,370
Sample Employer H	204	$19.41	$40,378
Sample Employer I	184	$19.80	$41,184
Sample Employer J	163	$19.28	$40,108
Sample Employer K	143	$19.15	$39,825
Sample Employer L	123	$18.18	$37,807

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