Subsidiary of Amazon.com Services LLC

AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC

1,624 Green card sponsorships · 10,563 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2020–FY2026
647,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
1,624 Green-card filings PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
10,563 Work-visa filings LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record
$143,700 Median offered wage FY2024 n=238 PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings · Software Developers (15-1252.00)

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  • Retail Trade · est. 647,500 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = +23%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (2,617) against FY2024 (2,123).Retail Trade = +6%: all Retail Trade employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #25 of 74 in Retail Trade · #946 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +23%AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC +6%Retail Trade +8%All U.S. #25 of 74 in Retail Trade #946 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Top 34% of Retail Trade Top 34% of U.S. Percentile 2,617 vs 2,123 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = -100%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (0) against FY2024 (589).Retail Trade = -22%: all Retail Trade employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (589 and 0).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -100%AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC -22%Retail Trade +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (589 and 0) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (589 and 0) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (589 and 0) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (589 and 0) Percentile 0 vs 589 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.30: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.33.Retail Trade = 0.31: the median of 117 ranked Retail Trade employers' rates, per 100 employees. Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #61 of 117 in Retail Trade · #4,570 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.30AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC 0.31Retail Trade 4.8All U.S. #61 of 117 in Retail Trade #4,570 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 49% of Retail Trade Bottom 11% of U.S. Percentile 6,447 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
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0.0% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.0%: 1 of its 6,447 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 0.1%: all Retail Trade employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #131 with 1 other of 172 in Retail Trade · Tied #8,466 with 3 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 1 of 6,447 filings · FY2023-25
0.2% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.2%: 2 of its 1,220 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 2.5%: all Retail Trade employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #49 of 73 in Retail Trade · #1,382 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 2 of 1,220 filings · FY2023-25
99.7% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 99.7%: 6,429 of its 6,447 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 96.5%: all Retail Trade employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #31 of 172 in Retail Trade · Tied #2,843 with 2 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 6,429 of 6,447 filings · FY2023-25
93.6% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 93.6%: 1,142 of its 1,220 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 93.5%: all Retail Trade employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #57 of 73 in Retail Trade · #1,469 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1,142 of 1,220 filings · FY2023-25
0.2% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.2%: 10 of its 6,447 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 2.7%: all Retail Trade employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 10 of 6,447 filings · FY2023-25
0.1% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.1%: 7 of its 6,447 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 0.7%: all Retail Trade employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 7 of 6,447 filings · FY2023-25
6.2% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 6.2%: 76 of its 1,220 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Retail Trade = 4.0%: all Retail Trade employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 76 of 1,220 filings · FY2023-25
12,187 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2020–FY2026 filings
+23% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = +23%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (2,617) against FY2024 (2,123).Retail Trade = +6%: all Retail Trade employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #25 of 74 in Retail Trade · #946 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 2,617 vs 2,123 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
0.30 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.30: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.33.Retail Trade = 0.31: the median of 117 ranked Retail Trade employers' rates, per 100 employees. Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #61 of 117 in Retail Trade · #4,570 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 6,447 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
-100% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 vs 589 · FY2026 to date: 4
0.09 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesAMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC = 0.09: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.09.Retail Trade = 0.13: the median of 62 ranked Retail Trade employers' rates, per 100 employees. Retail Trade: the industry code AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 454111, 1,314 of 1,624 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #33 of 62 in Retail Trade · #1,474 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 1,220 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026

Public record data. PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

1,531 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2020–FY2026
2 Denied 0.1% rate · FY2020–FY2026
91 Withdrawn 5.6% rate · FY2020–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC has filed each quarter, from FY2020 to today.

0142285FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTER U.S., INC applied to sponsor 1,624 workers for green cards between 2020 and 2026. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.

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