IBM Corporation

4,521 Green card sponsorships · 42,216 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2026
Filing volume #18 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025 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
10,352 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
4,521 Green-card filings 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 ↗ filings on record
42,216 Work-visa filings 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 on record
$157,477 Median offered wage FY2025 n=117 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 ↗ filings · Software Developers (15-1252.00)

What this means for you

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  • Professional Services · est. 10,352 U.S. employees
  • Jun 2026 Last filing

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    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · Professional Services of 21,385 employers · FY2023-FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · all US of 150,445 employers · FY2023-FY2025
    #10 of 21,385 Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 46,737 filings · #10 of 21,385 in Professional Services · FY2023-FY2025
    #18 of 150,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46,737 filings · #18 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025
    46,737 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings
    1.1% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee median of 2 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
    #4,017 of 4,329 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · Professional Services Higher than 7% of employers · of 4,329 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.1% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
    #6,775 of 8,816 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 23% of employers · of 8,816 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.1% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

    No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

    Bottom 42% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=9,213 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    Bottom 36% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    -8% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
    #5,386 of 9,213 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=9,213 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    #20,756 of 32,044 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

    No count — a change between two years is not a count; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

    Bottom 28% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=2,773 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    Bottom 24% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    -16% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 305 vs 362 · FY2026 to date: 177
    #2,015 of 2,773 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=2,773 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
    #5,486 of 7,133 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

    No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Every measurement we computed

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0.0% Work-visa filings, denied 2 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · Professional Services n=4,294 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.1% → 0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.1% of 3,316 in FY2024 · 0.0% of 3,044 in FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, denied · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
2 Work-visa filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

0.4% Green-card filings, denied 5 of 1,198 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · Professional Services n=710 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.3% → 0.3% Green-card filings, denied · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.3% of 362 in FY2024 · 0.3% of 305 in FY2025
0.0% Green-card filings, denied · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
5 Green-card filings, denied FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

87.9% Work-visa filings, certified 7,499 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-FY2025
96.4% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · Professional Services n=4,294 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
89.1% → 85.3% Work-visa filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 89.1% of 3,316 in FY2024 · 85.3% of 3,044 in FY2025
95.8% Work-visa filings, certified · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
7,499 Work-visa filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

99.2% Green-card filings, certified 1,189 of 1,198 filings · FY2023-FY2025
96.9% Green-card filings, certified · median share · Professional Services n=710 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
99.4% → 99.3% Green-card filings, certified · share, FY2024 → FY2025 99.4% of 362 in FY2024 · 99.3% of 305 in FY2025
97.0% Green-card filings, certified · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
1,189 Green-card filings, certified FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

11.6% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn 986 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · Professional Services n=4,294 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
10.6% → 14.1% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 10.6% of 3,316 in FY2024 · 14.1% of 3,044 in FY2025
0.7% Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
986 Work-visa filings, certified-withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

0.5% Work-visa filings, withdrawn 40 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.4% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · Professional Services n=4,294 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.2% → 0.6% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.2% of 3,316 in FY2024 · 0.6% of 3,044 in FY2025
0.0% Work-visa filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=9,738 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
40 Work-visa filings, withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

0.3% Green-card filings, withdrawn 4 of 1,198 filings · FY2023-FY2025
1.1% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · Professional Services n=710 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
0.3% → 0.3% Green-card filings, withdrawn · share, FY2024 → FY2025 0.3% of 362 in FY2024 · 0.3% of 305 in FY2025
0.7% Green-card filings, withdrawn · median share · all US n=2,091 employers with 20+ filings · FY2023-FY2025
4 Green-card filings, withdrawn FY2023-FY2025

No per-employee figure — we do not publish outcome counts per employee.

Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · Professional Services of 21,385 employers · FY2023-FY2025
Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · all US of 150,445 employers · FY2023-FY2025
#10 of 21,385 Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 46,737 filings · #10 of 21,385 in Professional Services · FY2023-FY2025
#18 of 150,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 46,737 filings · #18 of 150,445 US employers · FY2023-FY2025
46,737 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026 filings
1.1% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee median of 2 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#4,017 of 4,329 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · Professional Services Higher than 7% of employers · of 4,329 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.1% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#6,775 of 8,816 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 23% of employers · of 8,816 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.1% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's green-card + work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

No share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of them.

Jun 2026 Last filing

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Bottom 42% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=9,213 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
Bottom 36% Work-visa filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
-8% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024 FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
#5,386 of 9,213 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=9,213 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
#20,756 of 32,044 Work-visa filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=32,044 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

No count — a change between two years is not a count; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · Professional Services of 16,754 employers · FY2023-FY2025
Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 115,333 employers · FY2023-FY2025
90% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 42,216 of this employer's 46,737 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
#10 of 16,754 Work-visa filings rank · Professional Services FY2023-FY2025
#18 of 115,333 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
42,216 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2026
1.0% Work-visa filings per employee median of 2 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#3,588 of 3,869 Work-visa filings per employee, rank · Professional Services Higher than 7% of employers · of 3,869 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.0% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#5,506 of 7,275 Work-visa filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 24% of employers · of 7,275 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 1.0% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's work-visa filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
Bottom 28% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=2,773 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
Bottom 24% Green-card filings year-on-year percentile · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
-16% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024 305 vs 362 · FY2026 to date: 177
#2,015 of 2,773 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · Professional Services · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=2,773 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025
#5,486 of 7,133 Green-card filings year-on-year rank · all US · FY2025 vs FY2024 n=7,133 employers with both complete years · FY2023-FY2025

No count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itself; No per-employee figure — a year-over-year change per employee is not a measure.

Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · Professional Services of 16,437 employers · FY2023-FY2025
Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 64,307 employers · FY2023-FY2025
10% Green-card filings, share of all filings 4,521 of this employer's 46,737 · FY2008–FY2026 filings
#9 of 16,437 Green-card filings rank · Professional Services FY2023-FY2025
#28 of 64,307 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2023-FY2025
4,521 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2026
0.2% Green-card filings per employee median of 2 fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) · self-reported headcount
#657 of 704 Green-card filings per employee, rank · Professional Services Higher than 6% of employers · of 704 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 0.2% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025
#1,658 of 2,018 Green-card filings per employee, rank · all US Higher than 17% of employers · of 2,018 employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount · this employer 0.2% (median of 2 of 3 years) · rate = each year's green-card filings over that year's self-reported headcount, median over FY2023-FY2025 · FY2023-FY2025

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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 →

4,221 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
246 Denied 5.4% rate · FY2008–FY2026
54 Withdrawn 1.2% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings IBM Corporation has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 35 filingsFY2008 Q2: 23 filingsFY2008 Q3: 33 filingsFY2008 Q4: 3 filingsFY2009 Q1: 27 filingsFY2009 Q2: 26 filingsFY2009 Q3: 41 filingsFY2009 Q4: 7 filingsFY2010 Q1: 22 filingsFY2010 Q2: 78 filingsFY2010 Q3: 91 filingsFY2010 Q4: 67 filingsFY2011 Q1: 56 filingsFY2011 Q2: 67 filingsFY2011 Q3: 39 filingsFY2011 Q4: 41 filingsFY2012 Q1: 48 filingsFY2012 Q2: 9 filingsFY2012 Q3: 22 filingsFY2012 Q4: 61 filingsFY2013 Q1: 63 filingsFY2013 Q2: 29 filingsFY2013 Q3: 33 filingsFY2013 Q4: 44 filingsFY2015 Q1: 63 filingsFY2015 Q2: 53 filingsFY2015 Q3: 62 filingsFY2015 Q4: 82 filingsFY2016 Q1: 56 filingsFY2016 Q2: 65 filingsFY2016 Q3: 81 filingsFY2016 Q4: 63 filingsFY2017 Q1: 87 filingsFY2017 Q2: 46 filingsFY2017 Q3: 69 filingsFY2017 Q4: 32 filingsFY2018 Q1: 35 filingsFY2018 Q2: 83 filingsFY2018 Q3: 103 filingsFY2018 Q4: 72 filingsFY2019 Q1: 28 filingsFY2019 Q2: 77 filingsFY2019 Q3: 69 filingsFY2019 Q4: 44 filingsFY2020 Q1: 18 filingsFY2020 Q2: 36 filingsFY2020 Q3: 92 filingsFY2020 Q4: 35 filingsFY2021 Q1: 40 filingsFY2021 Q2: 31 filingsFY2021 Q3: 86 filingsFY2021 Q4: 85 filingsFY2022 Q1: 55 filingsFY2022 Q2: 157 filingsFY2022 Q3: 153 filingsFY2022 Q4: 123 filingsFY2023 Q1: 82 filingsFY2023 Q2: 106 filingsFY2023 Q3: 195 filingsFY2023 Q4: 148 filingsFY2024 Q1: 106 filingsFY2024 Q2: 147 filingsFY2024 Q3: 108 filingsFY2024 Q4: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 17 filingsFY2025 Q2: 115 filingsFY2025 Q3: 87 filingsFY2025 Q4: 86 filingsFY2026 Q1: 32 filingsFY2026 Q2: 65 filingsFY2026 Q3: 80 filings097195FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

IBM Corporation applied to sponsor 4,521 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. 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.

Recent layoff notices

IBM Corporation has filed 9 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

Subsidiaries 3

Combined: 4,864 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 ↗ + 51,599 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

Subsidiary Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
343 1,434 2,000
0 7,941 270,300
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