ERNEST MAIER INC

21 Green card sponsorships · 3 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2023
Filing volume Top 8% 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
300 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
7.0% Green-card sponsorship rate 21 green-card filings / 300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
1.0% Work-visa filing rate 3 work-visa filings / 300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
8.0% Visa filings vs workforce 24 filings / 300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 300 U.S. employees
  • 38% Green-card filings certified 8 of 21 green-card filings · last filed Jan 2023 · FY2008–FY2023
    2 Green-card filings denied of 21 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 21 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2023 filings
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings 24 filings · last Jan 2023 · Top 11% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 8% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    8% Visa filings vs workforce 24 filings / 300 employees · FY2008–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 24 filings · Top 11% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 8% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 24 filings · Top 8% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2023
    21 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2023
    3 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2023
    Top 36% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 21 filings / 300 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 36% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 52% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 21 filings / 300 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 52% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2023
    Top 60% Green-card filings per employee, all US 21 filings / 300 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 60% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, 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.
Wage level concentration

70% of PERM filings at Level I (entry) prevailing wage vs 12% industry median

Level I
70% (14)
Level II
25% (5)
Level III
0% (0)
Level IV
5% (1)

Industry median Level I share: 11.6% · 90th percentile: 100.0%

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

67% of 21 PERM filings list MEXICO as country of citizenship (HHI 5,283)

Immigration 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

8

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

11

57.9% rate

Denied

2

9.5% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

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

FY2008 Q1: 6 filingsFY2010 Q1: 10 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filings0510FY2008FY2010FY2011FY2012
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

ERNEST MAIER INC applied to sponsor 21 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2023. 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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