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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC

359 Green card applications · 820 Temporary visa applications · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2025
12th all 199,110 employers 12th percentile — worse filing pattern than 88% of all 199,110 employers
9th 22,487 Manufacturing employers 9th percentile — worse filing pattern than 91% of 22,487 Manufacturing employers
Filing volume 100th percentile PERM + LCA combined
41,000
Total employees
Self-reported (PERM) - FY2025
0.9%
PERM filing rate
359 PERMs / 41,000 emps
2.0%
LCA filing rate
820 LCAs / 41,000 emps
2.9%
Visa hiring rate
Combined visa applications vs total workforce

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Layoff-outsource-recruit pipeline critical

WARN: 1,318 workers laid off | TAA: DOL certified job shift to COSTA RICA, INDIA, INDIA, CHINA, IRELAND, PHILIPPINES | PERM: 226 filings from COSTA RICA, INDIA, IRELAND, PHILIPPINES

Temporal How this is calculated →
Post-layoff filing increase high

73 immigration filings in the 2 years after a 168-worker WARN notice (replacement ratio 43.5%, peak 3.2x baseline)

Baseline (2017-2020 avg)
11.8
WARN year 2021 - 168 workers
Post-WARN peak (2022-2023)
38

Replacement ratio: 43.5% · spike multiplier: 3.23x baseline

Temporal How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential high

67% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (242 of 359 filings)

Worksite differs
67% (242)
Same state
33% (117)

Employer primary state: MASSACHUSETTS · Most common remote worksite: MINNESOTA

Immigration How this is calculated →
Worksite geographic cost migration signal

Worksite shifted from MASSACHUSETTS to MA with $17,765 prevailing wage decrease

Immigration How this is calculated →

Public record data. PERM and LCA filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →

Certified

190

PERM approvals

Expired

24

11.2% rate

Denied

5

1.4% rate

Withdrawn

10

2.8% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications BOSTON SCIENTIFIC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008: 4 filingsFY2009: 14 filingsFY2010: 32 filingsFY2011: 25 filingsFY2012: 17 filingsFY2013: 14 filingsFY2018: 6 filingsFY2019: 22 filingsFY2020: 19 filingsFY2021: 26 filingsFY2022: 35 filingsFY2023: 38 filingsFY2024: 42 filingsFY2025: 56 filings02856FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC applied to sponsor 359 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.

Their Employer trust score is 82 out of 100. This is a strong score. The company hires across many different roles and pay levels, and most of its applications get approved.

Important: the Employer trust score is an algorithmic opinion based on public U.S. Department of Labor data. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable patterns only.

Recent layoff notices

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC has filed 9 WARN Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Pattern scores are algorithmic opinions, not statements of fact. Past filing patterns do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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