Chefs and Head Cooks
SOC Code: 35-1011.00
The DOL disclosure extract lists 300 H-1B LCA filings for Chefs and Head Cooks from 173 employer filers, with a 84.3% DOL certification rate and an average listed offered wage of $71,188. The highest-volume worksite state is CA with 68 filings. The highest-volume filer is Shoto DC LLC. These filings are not USCIS petition approvals or visa outcomes.
Where this occupation sits in the corpus. By disclosed LCA volume, Chefs and Head Cooks ranks #271 of 1,219 occupational codes in the current PlainVisa dataset, placing it in the top 23% by filings. This is a corpus-relative rank computed from the same FY2023–FY2026 DOL disclosure snapshot as this profile, not a measure of job quality, worker demand, or visa approval odds.
Listed wage band for Chefs and Head Cooks. Offered wages recorded on LCAs range from $33,051 at the floor to $205,000 at the ceiling, with an average of $71,188. These are filed offered-wage attestations, not verified actual compensation or market averages. They should not be used to infer an individual worker’s pay, an approved petition, or a hiring outcome.
Chefs and Head Cooks H-1B LCA Filings by State
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About This Data
Labor Condition Application (LCA) filing data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) disclosure files. Data covers fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Salary figures reflect amounts listed on LCA filings, not actual compensation paid or USCIS petition outcomes.
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