Houston Independent School District

183 Green card sponsorships · 1,208 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2009–FY2025
FEIN 74-6001255 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
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
29,280 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.62% Green-card sponsorship rate 183 green-card filings / 29,280 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
4.1% Work-visa filing rate 1,208 work-visa filings / 29,280 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
4.8% Visa filings vs workforce 1,391 filings / 29,280 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 29,280 U.S. employees
  • 38% Green-card filings certified 70 of 183 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    45 Green-card filings denied of 183 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    11 Green-card filings withdrawn of 183 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 1,391 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 7,445 in Education · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    5% Visa filings vs workforce 1,391 filings / 29,280 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -15% Trend vs last year FY2025 11 vs FY2024 13
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,391 filings · Top 2% of 7,445 in Education · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,391 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    183 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    1,208 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 76% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 483 filings / 29,280 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 76% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 77% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 666 filings / 29,280 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 77% of 4,213 in Education 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.
Elevated denial rate

30.7% PERM denial rate vs 2.6% industry median (43 denied of 140 decided)

This employer
30.7%
Industry median
2.6%
Industry p90
10.5%
Immigration How this is calculated →
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 7.1% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Filing name variation with performance delta

Filed under 2 legal-name variations with denial rates from 0.0% to 33.1% (delta 33.1 pp)

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
33.1% (135)
Houston Independent School District
0% (12)

Spread: 0% to 33.1% (33.1 pp delta)

Structural 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

70

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

57

44.9% rate

Denied

45

24.6% rate

Withdrawn

11

6.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Houston Independent School District has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 6 filingsFY2010 Q1: 14 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 37 filingsFY2015 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q3: 15 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 3 filingsFY2016 Q2: 4 filingsFY2016 Q3: 2 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 3 filingsFY2018 Q4: 3 filingsFY2019 Q1: 3 filingsFY2021 Q2: 6 filingsFY2021 Q3: 10 filingsFY2021 Q4: 9 filingsFY2022 Q1: 11 filingsFY2022 Q2: 7 filingsFY2022 Q3: 4 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 4 filingsFY2023 Q3: 3 filingsFY2023 Q4: 4 filingsFY2024 Q1: 4 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 8 filingsFY2025 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 4 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 5 filingsFY2026 Q1: 1 filings01837FY2009FY2012FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Houston Independent School District applied to sponsor 183 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.

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