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Meat and poultry trimmer: US green card sponsorship

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers · SOC 51-3022

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

  1. Job offer $27.51 Median offered hourly wage
    $57,227 a year
  2. Labor certification 555 Certified, 96.4% of decisions
    Median processing about 535 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 A66$25.94$53,960
Sample Employer B62$27.65$57,512
Sample Employer C58$27.01$56,188
Sample Employer D54$26.79$55,716
Sample Employer E51$28.97$60,261
Sample Employer F47$30.15$62,705
Sample Employer G43$26.60$55,328
Sample Employer H39$28.56$59,406
Sample Employer I35$26.80$55,747
Sample Employer J31$28.07$58,389
Sample Employer K27$27.26$56,711
Sample Employer L23$26.14$54,372

Where the jobs are

  • North Carolina122
  • Georgia83
  • Arkansas66
  • Iowa49
  • Indiana38
  • Ohio27

Workers' nationalities

  • Philippines166
  • South Korea99
  • Brazil66
  • China44
  • India27
  • Vietnam16

Wage range

Lower quarter
$24.76
Median
$27.51
Upper quarter
$30.81

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

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