IBM Corporation

4,521 Green card sponsorships · 42,216 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2026
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)

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  • Professional Services · est. 10,352 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024IBM Corporation = -8%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (3,044) against FY2024 (3,316).Professional Services = -2%: all Professional Services employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #803 of 1,306 in Professional Services · #1,977 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -8%IBM Corporation -2%Professional Services +8%All U.S. #803 of 1,306 in Professional Services #1,977 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Bottom 39% of Professional Services Bottom 31% of U.S. Percentile 3,044 vs 3,316 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024IBM Corporation = -16%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (305) against FY2024 (362).Professional Services = +38%: all Professional Services employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #79 of 101 in Professional Services · #236 of 280 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -16%IBM Corporation +38%Professional Services +60%All U.S. #79 of 101 in Professional Services #236 of 280 in U.S. Rank Bottom 23% of Professional Services Bottom 17% of U.S. Percentile 305 vs 362 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesIBM Corporation = 0.97: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 1.2.Professional Services = 30: the median of 2,633 ranked Professional Services employers' rates, per 100 employees. Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #2,446 of 2,633 in Professional Services · #3,878 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.97IBM Corporation 30Professional Services 4.8All U.S. #2,446 of 2,633 in Professional Services #3,878 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 8% of Professional Services Bottom 25% of U.S. Percentile 8,527 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
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0.0% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedIBM Corporation = 0.0%: 2 of its 8,527 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 0.2%: all Professional Services employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #3,840 with 1 other of 4,294 in Professional Services · Tied #8,466 with 3 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 2 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-25
0.4% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedIBM Corporation = 0.4%: 5 of its 1,198 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 2.6%: all Professional Services employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #473 of 710 in Professional Services · #1,420 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 5 of 1,198 filings · FY2023-25
87.9% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedIBM Corporation = 87.9%: 7,499 of its 8,527 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 93.8%: all Professional Services employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #3,370 of 4,294 in Professional Services · #7,298 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 7,499 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-25
99.2% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedIBM Corporation = 99.2%: 1,189 of its 1,198 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 94.0%: all Professional Services employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — #253 of 710 in Professional Services · #767 of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 1,189 of 1,198 filings · FY2023-25
11.6% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnIBM Corporation = 11.6%: 986 of its 8,527 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 4.4%: all Professional Services employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 986 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-25
0.5% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnIBM Corporation = 0.5%: 40 of its 8,527 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 1.7%: all Professional Services employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 40 of 8,527 filings · FY2023-25
0.3% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnIBM Corporation = 0.3%: 4 of its 1,198 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Professional Services = 3.4%: all Professional Services employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 4 of 1,198 filings · FY2023-25
46,737 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2008–FY2026 filings
-8% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024IBM Corporation = -8%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (3,044) against FY2024 (3,316).Professional Services = -2%: all Professional Services employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — #803 of 1,306 in Professional Services · #1,977 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 3,044 vs 3,316 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
0.97 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesIBM Corporation = 0.97: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 1.2.Professional Services = 30: the median of 2,633 ranked Professional Services employers' rates, per 100 employees. Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #2,446 of 2,633 in Professional Services · #3,878 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 8,527 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
-16% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 305 vs 362 · FY2026 to date: 177
0.16 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesIBM Corporation = 0.16: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.13.Professional Services = 4.7: the median of 675 ranked Professional Services employers' rates, per 100 employees. Professional Services: the industry code IBM Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 54151, 4,518 of 4,521 green-card filings; its filings carry 4 codes and this is the most common).All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #633 of 675 in Professional Services · #1,399 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 1,198 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
  • The Weather Company LLC

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.

097195FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2026
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
Red Hat, Inc.
343 1,434 2,000
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
0 7,941 270,300
The Weather Company LLC
0 8 —

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