CREE, INC.

82 Green card sponsorships · 244 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2022
Filing volume Top 2% of 332,896 US employers by 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 ↗ + 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 ↗ volume
3,334 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2022
2.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 82 green-card filings / 3,334 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2022 headcount
7.3% Work-visa filing rate 244 work-visa filings / 3,334 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2022 headcount
9.8% Visa filings vs workforce 326 filings / 3,334 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2022 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 3,334 U.S. employees
  • 52% Green-card filings certified 43 of 82 green-card filings · last filed Nov 2021 · FY2008–FY2022
    2 Green-card filings denied of 82 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2022 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 82 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2022 filings
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings 326 filings · last Nov 2021 · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2022
    10% Visa filings vs workforce 326 filings / 3,334 employees · FY2008–FY2022 filings vs FY2022 self-reported headcount
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 326 filings · Top 3% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2022
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 326 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2022
    82 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2022
    244 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2022
    Top 69% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 66 filings / 3,334 employees (2022, self-reported) · Top 69% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2022
    Top 59% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 82 filings / 3,334 employees (2022, self-reported) · Top 59% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2022
    Top 62% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 148 filings / 3,334 employees (2022, self-reported) · Top 62% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2022
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

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.
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

TAA: DOL certified job shift to CHINA | PERM: 10 filings from CHINA

Temporal How this is calculated →

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 →

Certified

43

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

35

44.9% rate

Denied

2

2.4% rate

Withdrawn

2

2.4% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications CREE, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 3 filingsFY2009 Q1: 2 filingsFY2010 Q1: 2 filingsFY2011 Q1: 9 filingsFY2012 Q1: 8 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 2 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 1 filingsFY2016 Q3: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 1 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2017 Q3: 4 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 4 filingsFY2019 Q1: 14 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 3 filingsFY2021 Q3: 4 filingsFY2022 Q1: 4 filings0714FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

CREE, INC. applied to sponsor 82 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2022. 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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