Does Blizzard Entertainment Inc. sponsor green cards?

Blizzard Entertainment Inc. has 421 PERM (green-card) filings with the U.S. Department of Labor based on public disclosure data.

How many H-1B visas does Blizzard Entertainment Inc. sponsor?

Blizzard Entertainment Inc. has 1,124 LCA (work-visa) filings, the Department of Labor step before an H-1B or other non-immigrant worker petition to USCIS.

What is Blizzard Entertainment Inc.'s government approval rate?

Across 421 PERM filings, Blizzard Entertainment Inc. has a U.S. Department of Labor approval rate of 100.0% (denial rate 0.0%).

How long has Blizzard Entertainment Inc. been filing with the U.S. Department of Labor?

Public DOL records for Blizzard Entertainment Inc. cover fiscal years 2008 through 2026.

Blizzard Entertainment Inc.

421 Green card sponsorships · 1,124 Temporary work filings · Information Technology · FY2008–FY2026

2,428 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025

421 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

1,124 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

$95,014 Median offered wage FY2022 n=9 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 · Multimedia Artists and Animators (27-1014)

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Information Technology · est. 2,428 U.S. employees
1,545 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

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0% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

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-53% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 8 vs 17 · FY2026 to date: 43

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Information Technology · est. 2,428 U.S. employees
Higher than 29% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Higher than 32% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

27% Green-card filings, share of all filings 421 of this employer's 1,545 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#71 of 100 Green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 71 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

#1,148 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 1,148 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Jun 2026 Filings

421 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

Higher than 30% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Higher than 33% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

100.0% Green-card filings, certified 41 of 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 91.5% · US 91.6%

#70 of 100 Certified green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 70 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

#1,125 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 1,125 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

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Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · tied with 57 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 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 2.1% · US 4.1%

#43 of 100 Denied green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 43 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 57 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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-53% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 8 vs 17 · FY2026 to date: 43

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FY2026 Last green-card filing

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$52,666 Median wage, MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS FY2008–FY2026

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Information Technology · est. 2,428 U.S. employees
Higher than 35% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

Higher than 40% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 932 of 932 filings that state it · 192 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2026 filings

73% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 1,124 of this employer's 1,545 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#204 of 314 Work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 204 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

#3,055 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 3,055 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

1,124 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

Higher than 39% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

Higher than 41% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

99.5% Work-visa filings, certified 182 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 94.3% · US 91.9%

#190 of 314 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 190 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

#2,965 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 2,965 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

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97% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 72 of 74 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2022-FY2023 · Information Technology 98.7% · US 97.6%

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0% 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 88% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 91% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.6% Work-visa filings, denied 1 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 0.2% · US 0.7%

#37 of 314 Denied work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 37 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#414 of 5,111 Denied work-visa filings per employee · all US 414 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

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Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · tied with 57 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 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 2.1% · US 4.1%

#43 of 100 Denied green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 43 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 57 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 39% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

Higher than 41% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

99.5% Work-visa filings, certified 182 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 94.3% · US 91.9%

#190 of 314 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 190 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

#2,965 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 2,965 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

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Higher than 30% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Higher than 33% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

100.0% Green-card filings, certified 41 of 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 91.5% · US 91.6%

#70 of 100 Certified green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 70 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

#1,125 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 1,125 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

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97% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 72 of 74 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2022-FY2023 · Information Technology 98.7% · US 97.6%

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0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 0 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 4.6% · US 5.8%

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0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 0 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 0.9% · US 1.7%

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0.0% Green-card filings, withdrawn 0 of 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 6.5% · US 4.3%

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1,545 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

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FY2026 Last work-visa filing

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FY2026 Last green-card filing

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0% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

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Higher than 35% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

Higher than 40% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

100% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 932 of 932 filings that state it · 192 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2026 filings

73% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 1,124 of this employer's 1,545 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#204 of 314 Work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 204 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

#3,055 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 3,055 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

1,124 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

-53% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 8 vs 17 · FY2026 to date: 43

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Higher than 29% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Higher than 32% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

27% Green-card filings, share of all filings 421 of this employer's 1,545 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#71 of 100 Green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 71 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

#1,148 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 1,148 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Jun 2026 Filings

421 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026

2.7:1 Temp-to-perm 1,124 work visas / 421 green cards · FY2008–FY2026

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$52,666 Median wage, MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS AND ANIMATORS 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 88% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

Higher than 91% of employers Denied work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

0.6% Work-visa filings, denied 1 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 0.2% · US 0.7%

#37 of 314 Denied work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 37 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

#414 of 5,111 Denied work-visa filings per employee · all US 414 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.01 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0

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Higher than 0% of employers Denied green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · tied with 57 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 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 2.1% · US 4.1%

#43 of 100 Denied green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 43 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · tied with 57 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 39% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

Higher than 41% of employers Certified work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

99.5% Work-visa filings, certified 182 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 94.3% · US 91.9%

#190 of 314 Certified work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 190 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

#2,965 of 5,111 Certified work-visa filings per employee · all US 2,965 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

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Higher than 30% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Higher than 33% of employers Certified green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

100.0% Green-card filings, certified 41 of 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 91.5% · US 91.6%

#70 of 100 Certified green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 70 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

#1,125 of 1,693 Certified green-card filings per employee · all US 1,125 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

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0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 0 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 4.6% · US 5.8%

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0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 0 of 183 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 0.9% · US 1.7%

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0.0% Green-card filings, withdrawn 0 of 41 filings · FY2023-FY2025 · Information Technology 6.5% · US 4.3%

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1,545 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings

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0% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year

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Higher than 35% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 314 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

Higher than 40% of employers Work-visa filings per employee percentile · all US of 5,111 employers reporting headcount · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

73% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 1,124 of this employer's 1,545 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#204 of 314 Work-visa filings per employee · Information Technology 204 of 314 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

#3,055 of 5,111 Work-visa filings per employee · all US 3,055 of 5,111 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 2.5 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 2.7

1,124 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026

-53% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 8 vs 17 · FY2026 to date: 43

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Higher than 29% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · Information Technology of 100 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

Higher than 32% of employers Green-card filings per employee percentile · all US of 1,693 employers reporting headcount · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

27% Green-card filings, share of all filings 421 of this employer's 1,545 · FY2008–FY2026 filings

#71 of 100 Green-card filings per employee · Information Technology 71 of 100 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

#1,148 of 1,693 Green-card filings per employee · all US 1,148 of 1,693 employers reporting headcount, highest first · 0.56 per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25 · FY2025: 0.33

421 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 →

399 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026

14 Denied 3.3% rate · FY2008–FY2026

8 Withdrawn 1.9% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

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

What this means

Blizzard Entertainment Inc. applied to sponsor 421 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.

Recent layoff notices

Blizzard Entertainment Inc. has filed 2 WARN WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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 →

7 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
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014.00	FY2026 partial	11	$130,000median of 11 filings	not reported	not reported
Software Developers 15-1252.00	FY2026 partial	7	$129,376median of 7 filings	not reported	not reported
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2022	9	$95,014median of 9 filings	$51,418median of 9 filings	Level I
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2021	13	$116,783median of 13 filings	$68,162median of 13 filings	Level I
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2021	5	$155,000median of 5 filings	$93,891median of 5 filings	Level II
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2020	8	$105,256median of 8 filings	$49,036median of 8 filings	Level I
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2019	7	$73,902median of 7 filings	$44,387median of 7 filings	Level I
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2019	5	$95,784median of 5 filings	$78,083median of 5 filings	Level I
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2018	18	$74,766median of 18 filings	$51,210median of 18 filings	Level I
Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121	FY2018	5	$79,477median of 5 filings	$59,218median of 5 filings	Level I
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2018	5	$101,962median of 5 filings	$90,750median of 5 filings	Level I
Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133	FY2018	5	$134,225median of 5 filings	$97,282median of 5 filings	Level II
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2016	9	$77,334median of 9 filings	$64,022median of 9 filings	Level II
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2016	7	$119,738median of 7 filings	$114,400median of 7 filings	Level IV
Software Developers, Systems Software 15-1133	FY2016	6	$113,675median of 6 filings	$94,734median of 6 filings	Level II
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132	FY2015	9	$94,998median of 9 filings	$87,090median of 9 filings	Level II
Multimedia Artists and Animators 27-1014	FY2015	7	$71,510median of 7 filings	$62,067median of 7 filings	Level II
Graphic Designers 27-1024	FY2015	6	$63,735median of 6 filings	$32,968median of 6 filings	Level I
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 15-1031.00	FY2012	5	$55,370median of 5 filings	$55,370median of 5 filings	Level I
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014.00	FY2012	5	$44,346median of 5 filings	$44,346median of 5 filings	Level I
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014.00	FY2011	14	$41,371median of 14 filings	$41,371median of 14 filings	Level I
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014.00	FY2010	9	$51,501median of 9 filings	$51,501median of 9 filings	Level II

“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.

No concluded Back wages Back wages — Wage & Hour Division FLSA findings Money owed to workers after a DOL wage-and-hour investigation or settlementCivil, not criminal; includes settlements + PAID self-reports; back wages ≠ fines. Use this label rather than the colloquial criminal-sounding one (§3)Official source ↗ enforcement actions found for this employer in the WHISARD dataset (FY2005-present).

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

27.2%

298 decisions / 1,095 certified LCAs

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

298

273 initial approvals, 25 initial denials

Worker retention pattern

0.66:1

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

97.7% initial approval rate: 43 of 44 initial petitions approved, FY2021-FY2023

FY	Initial petitions approved	Initial petitions denied	Renewal petitions approved	Renewal petitions denied	Total
2023	9	0	13	1	23
2022	16	0	34	1	51
2021	18	1	19	1	39
2020	32	1	18	0	51
2019	33	6	28	1	68
2018	11	7	13	2	33
2017	15	0	24	1	40
2016	6	0	27	3	36
2015	16	1	8	1	26
2014	23	2	19	1	45
2013	32	4	35	0	71
2012	11	0	30	0	41
2011	14	2	13	0	29
2010	17	0	12	1	30
2009	20	1	19	0	40

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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