The employer must offer a permanent full-time position and complete the labor-certification process. The requirements must represent the employer's actual minimum requirements for the job.
Jobs & Work
What Jobs Can Qualify for EB-3 Other Workers?
An EB-3 Other Workers opportunity generally involves permanent, nonseasonal work requiring less than two years of training or experience. Qualification depends on the real employer, the actual job requirements, the prevailing wage, recruitment, and the applicant's ability to perform the job.
Reviewed August 21, 2026
Entry-level opportunities can exist in manufacturing, hospitality, food production, facilities, logistics, caregiving, and other industries, but industry labels alone do not establish eligibility.
EB3WFS develops employer relationships, confirms available recruitment windows, screens applicants against the position, and coordinates the employer and applicant sides of the process.
The job must be real and permanent
A qualifying case is not built from a purchased certificate or a job title copied from an advertisement. The employer must intend to employ the worker in the offered role when the worker is legally able to begin.
Seasonal or temporary jobs are not Other Workers positions merely because the work itself may be entry-level.
Recruitment protects U.S. workers
PERM requires the employer to test the U.S. labor market under Department of Labor rules. The process is designed to determine whether qualified U.S. workers are available for the offered job and whether employing the foreign worker would adversely affect wages and working conditions.
A foreign applicant cannot be promised the position before the employer completes the required process in a lawful way.
Why employer capacity matters
The employer must be able to pay the offered wage and support the sponsored positions. A large applicant pipeline does not create unlimited job capacity.
Recruitment windows, offered locations, shifts, duties, physical requirements, and start-date expectations can change. Applicants should review the written opportunity instead of relying on a generic description.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions applicants ask about this topic
Can any entry-level job qualify?
No. The position, employer, wage, recruitment, permanence, and actual minimum requirements must satisfy the governing rules.
Can I choose the city and exact job?
Only from genuine opportunities that are actually available and for which the applicant qualifies. A desired city does not create an employer opening.
Can I pay the employer for the labor certification?
Department of Labor rules prohibit the employer from seeking payment for labor-certification activity and related employer-side costs.
Official and primary sources
Rules and agency procedures can change. Use these sources for the current government position.
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