Does AUTOZONE sponsor green cards?

AUTOZONE has 187 PERM (green-card) filings with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does AUTOZONE sponsor?

AUTOZONE has 754 LCA (work-visa) filings, the Department of Labor step before an H-1B or other non-immigrant worker petition to USCIS.

What is AUTOZONE's government approval rate?

Across 187 PERM filings, AUTOZONE has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has AUTOZONE been filing with the U.S. Department of Labor?

Public DOL records for AUTOZONE cover fiscal years 2008 through 2026.

AUTOZONE

187 Green card sponsorships · 754 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2008–FY2026

FEIN 62-1611055 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)

Also filed as AutoZone, Inc.

92,171 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

187 Green-card filings PERM 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 jobI-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

754 Work-visa filings LCA 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 DOLCap 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

$123,730 Median offered wage FY2025 n=10 PERM 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 jobI-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. 92,171 U.S. employees
941 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

No percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separately; No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

+7% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — a change between two years is not a count.

+82% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 20 vs 11 · FY2026 to date: 20

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself.
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Retail Trade · est. 92,171 U.S. employees
Higher than 27% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

Higher than 3% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

20% Green-card filings, share of all filings 187 of this employer's 941 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#45 of 62 Green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 45 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

#1,631 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 1,631 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

1 FEIN verifiable at dol.gov

Jun 2026 Filings

187 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

Higher than 27% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

Higher than 4% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

100.0% Green-card filings, certified 45 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 93.5% · US 91.6%

#45 of 62 Certified green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 45 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

#1,617 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 1,617 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · tied with 38 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · tied with 1,063 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.0% Green-card filings, denied 0 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 2.5% · US 4.1%

#24 of 62 Denied green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 24 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 38 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#630 of 1,693 Denied green-card filings per employee · all US 630 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 1,063 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

+82% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 20 vs 11 · FY2026 to date: 20

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself.

FY2026 Last green-card filing

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$96,158 Median wage, Software Developers, Applications FY2008–FY2026

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Retail Trade · est. 92,171 U.S. employees
Higher than 23% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

Higher than 3% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 653 of 653 filings that state it · 101 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2026 filings

80% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 754 of this employer's 941 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#90 of 117 Work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 90 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

#4,912 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 4,912 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

754 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

Higher than 25% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

Higher than 4% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

99.5% Work-visa filings, certified 211 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 96.5% · US 91.9%

#87 of 117 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 87 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

#4,879 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 4,879 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

99% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 81 of 82 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2022-FY2023 · Retail Trade 98.5% · US 97.6%

No percentile or rank — USCIS petition figures come from a separate federal series that we do not rank across employers; No count — the approvals and decisions behind the share are printed on the card itself.

+7% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

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FY2026 Last work-visa filing

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Higher than 0% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · tied with 88 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 0% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · tied with 4,398 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.0% Work-visa filings, denied 0 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 0.1% · US 0.7%

#29 of 117 Denied work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 29 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 88 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#713 of 5,111 Denied work-visa filings per employee · all US 713 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 4,398 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

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Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · tied with 38 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · tied with 1,063 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.0% Green-card filings, denied 0 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 2.5% · US 4.1%

#24 of 62 Denied green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 24 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 38 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#630 of 1,693 Denied green-card filings per employee · all US 630 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 1,063 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

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Higher than 25% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

Higher than 4% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

99.5% Work-visa filings, certified 211 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 96.5% · US 91.9%

#87 of 117 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 87 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

#4,879 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 4,879 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 27% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

Higher than 4% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

100.0% Green-card filings, certified 45 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 93.5% · US 91.6%

#45 of 62 Certified green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 45 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

#1,617 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 1,617 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

99% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 81 of 82 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2022-FY2023 · Retail Trade 98.5% · US 97.6%

No percentile or rank — USCIS petition figures come from a separate federal series that we do not rank across employers; No count — the approvals and decisions behind the share are printed on the card itself.

0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 0 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 2.7% · US 5.8%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.5% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 1 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 0.7% · US 1.7%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.0% Green-card filings, withdrawn 0 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 4.0% · US 4.3%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

941 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

No percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separately; No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

FY2026 Last work-visa filing

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FY2026 Last green-card filing

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+7% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — a change between two years is not a count.

Higher than 23% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

Higher than 3% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 653 of 653 filings that state it · 101 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2026 filings

80% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 754 of this employer's 941 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#90 of 117 Work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 90 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

#4,912 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 4,912 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

754 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

+82% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 20 vs 11 · FY2026 to date: 20

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself.

Higher than 27% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

Higher than 3% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

20% Green-card filings, share of all filings 187 of this employer's 941 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#45 of 62 Green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 45 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

#1,631 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 1,631 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

1 FEIN verifiable at dol.gov

Jun 2026 Filings

187 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

4.0:1 Temp-to-perm 754 work visas / 187 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

No percentile or rank — we do not rank employers by their work-visa to green-card ratio; No share — a ratio is not a share of anything.

$96,158 Median wage, Software Developers, Applications FY2008–FY2026

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Every measurement we computed

The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.

Higher than 0% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · tied with 88 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 0% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · tied with 4,398 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.0% Work-visa filings, denied 0 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 0.1% · US 0.7%

#29 of 117 Denied work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 29 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 88 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#713 of 5,111 Denied work-visa filings per employee · all US 713 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 4,398 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · tied with 38 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · tied with 1,063 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.0% Green-card filings, denied 0 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 2.5% · US 4.1%

#24 of 62 Denied green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 24 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 38 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#630 of 1,693 Denied green-card filings per employee · all US 630 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 1,063 others · 0 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 25% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

Higher than 4% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

99.5% Work-visa filings, certified 211 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 96.5% · US 91.9%

#87 of 117 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 87 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

#4,879 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 4,879 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

Higher than 27% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

Higher than 4% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

100.0% Green-card filings, certified 45 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 93.5% · US 91.6%

#45 of 62 Certified green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 45 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

#1,617 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 1,617 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 0 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 2.7% · US 5.8%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.5% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 1 of 212 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 0.7% · US 1.7%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

0.0% Green-card filings, withdrawn 0 of 45 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Retail Trade 4.0% · US 4.3%

No percentile or rank — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome; No count — the count is printed on the share card.

941 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

No percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separately; No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

+7% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — a change between two years is not a count.

Higher than 23% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 117 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

Higher than 3% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

80% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 754 of this employer's 941 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#90 of 117 Work-visa filings per employee · Retail Trade 90 of 117 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

#4,912 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 4,912 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.08 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.08

754 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

+82% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 20 vs 11 · FY2026 to date: 20

No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's size; No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself.

Higher than 27% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Retail Trade of 62 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

Higher than 3% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

20% Green-card filings, share of all filings 187 of this employer's 941 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#45 of 62 Green-card filings per employee · Retail Trade 45 of 62 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

#1,631 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 1,631 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.02 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.02

187 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

Public record data. PERM 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 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 →

181 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026

4 Denied 2.1% rate · FY2008–FY2026

2 Withdrawn 1.1% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings AUTOZONE has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

What this means

AUTOZONE applied to sponsor 187 workers for green cards between 2008 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.

Offered wages on this employer’s filings

Median annual wage this employer offered, by occupation and fiscal year, over its own PERM 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 — beside the prevailing wage the U.S. Department of Labor determined on the same filings. Two separate figures, never a ratio. Hourly, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly wages are converted to an annual figure using the unit DOL printed for that wage. Methodology →

6 further roles in this employer’s most recent complete year are not shown: fewer than five filings per role, which is too few to publish a wage without describing individual people.

Median offered and prevailing annual wages by occupation and fiscal year. Sortable by occupation, fiscal year and filing count only.
Occupation	Fiscal year	Green-card filings	Median offered	Median prevailing	Wage level
Software Developers 15-1252.00	FY2026 partial	14	$135,304median of 14 filings	not reported	not reported
Software Developers 15-1252.00	FY2025	10	$123,730median of 10 filings	not reported	not reported
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2022	8	$111,500median of 8 filings	$100,090median of 8 filings	Level IV
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2021	6	$108,740median of 6 filings	$96,158median of 6 filings	Level IV
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2019	7	$118,206median of 7 filings	$98,010median of 7 filings	Level IV
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2018	7	$100,173median of 7 filings	$95,035median of 7 filings	Level IV
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2017	7	$96,785median of 7 filings	$95,805median of 7 filings	Level IV

“Not reported” means the Department of Labor published no such figure on those filings — from FY2025 its PERM 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 ↗ disclosure file carries the employer’s offered wage only, with no prevailing-wage determination and no wage level. It does not mean the figure is unknown to us; it means DOL did not publish one.

Wage & Hour Enforcement

Source: DOL Wage & Hour Division WHISARD concluded compliance actions since FY2005. Back wages, civil money penalties, and employees affected, broken down by statute (FLSA, H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ , H-2A, H-2B, SCA, Davis-Bacon, FMLA). Data mirrored nightly from the WHISARD dataset.

Back wages owed

$10,942

Enforcement actions

Employees affected

H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ back wages

Enforcement actions (most recent first)

Case ID	Findings date	Location	Back wages	H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ portion	Employees	Statutes
1992360	2024-05-01	PORT ORANGE, FL	$0	$0	0
1930820	2020-12-31	North Hollywood, CA	$0	$0	0
1907794	2020-06-03	San Antonio, TX	$0	$0	0	FLSA
1833728	2017-11-22	Denver, CO	$0	$0	0
1816477	2017-04-08	Cedar Rapids, IA	$0	$0	0	FLSA
1815843	2017-04-08	Des Moines, IA	$0	$0	0
1652192	2012-04-30	Springfield, OH	$4,429	$0	0	FMLA
1524743	2008-11-25	Fayetteville, NC	$5,299	$0	9	FLSA, FLSA_MW, FLSA_OT
1457898	2007-02-03	Poughkeepsie, NY	$1,214	$0	13	FLSA, FLSA_OT
1380893	2004-10-30	West Lebanon, NH	$0	$0	0

USCIS H-1B petition outcomes

Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.

H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings

8.6%

64 decisions / 744 certified LCAs

Total USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ decisions

61 initial approvals, 3 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

0.02:1

initial approvals per continuing approval, USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ hub, FY2021-FY2023

75.0% initial approval rate: 3 of 4 initial petitions approved, FY2021-FY2023

H-1B petition decisions as a share of certified work-visa filings

8.6%: 64 USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition decisions and 744 certified LCAs, counted separately.

FY	Initial petitions approved	Initial petitions denied	Renewal petitions approved	Renewal petitions denied	Total
2023	0	0	26	1	27
2022	2	0	53	0	55
2021	1	1	55	0	57
2020	0	0	47	2	49
2019	4	0	23	0	27
2018	7	1	32	5	45
2017	2	0	16	0	18
2016	8	0	16	1	25
2015	6	0	6	0	12
2014	9	0	11	0	20
2013	0	0	1	0	1
2012	6	0	12	0	18
2011	4	0	15	0	19
2010	4	1	11	1	17
2009	8	0	11	0	19

15 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.

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