Eastman Chemical Company

87 Green card sponsorships · 416 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025
Filing volume Top 1% 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
10,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
0.83% Green-card sponsorship rate 87 green-card filings / 10,500 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
4.0% Work-visa filing rate 416 work-visa filings / 10,500 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount
4.8% Visa filings vs workforce 503 filings / 10,500 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 10,500 U.S. employees
  • 51% Green-card filings certified 44 of 87 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    1 Green-card filings denied of 87 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 87 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 503 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    5% Visa filings vs workforce 503 filings / 10,500 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    +80% Trend vs last year FY2024 9 vs FY2023 5
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 503 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 503 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    87 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    416 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 70% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 202 filings / 10,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 70% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 71% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 289 filings / 10,500 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 71% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
  • 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.
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

2 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 53 reportable cases, 1 severe-injury reports alongside 202 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
1 severe-injury reports
53 total reportable cases
2 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
202 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 ↗ 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
53 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 ↗ applications
Safety 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

44

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

40

47.6% rate

Denied

1

1.1% rate

Withdrawn

2

2.3% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Eastman Chemical Company has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 4 filingsFY2010 Q1: 2 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2013 Q1: 4 filingsFY2015 Q1: 4 filingsFY2015 Q2: 4 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 8 filingsFY2016 Q4: 3 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 4 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 1 filingsFY2019 Q1: 6 filingsFY2020 Q2: 3 filingsFY2020 Q4: 4 filingsFY2021 Q3: 4 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 2 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 2 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 2 filingsFY2024 Q1: 6 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 2 filingsFY2026 Q1: 3 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filings048FY2009FY2012FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2022FY2024FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Eastman Chemical Company applied to sponsor 87 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2025. 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.

Similar employers

Other Manufacturing filers with comparable filing volume and pattern score.

Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

Hire4Real displays public records from the U.S. Department of Labor (PERM Case Disclosure, LCA Disclosure, OEWS prevailing wages) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services H-1B Employer Data Hub. Hire4Real describes employers, not individuals. Hire4Real is not a consumer reporting agency ("CRA") as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., and its outputs are not "consumer reports." Hire4Real is not a background check service and may not be used to make employment decisions about any individual. Hire4Real is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any employer displayed on the site.

hire4real.fyi Source: U.S. Department of Labor Public Records Updated quarterly from public DOL records
0