ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS

66 Green card sponsorships · 312 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2010–FY2025
FEIN 36-1258310 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Illinois Tool Works Inc. Illinois Tools Works Inc. Instron, a Division of Illinois Tool Works
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
47 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
140.4% Green-card sponsorship rate 66 green-card filings / 47 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
663.8% Work-visa filing rate 312 work-visa filings / 47 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
804.3% Visa filings vs workforce 378 filings / 47 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 47 U.S. employees
  • 50% Green-card filings certified 33 of 66 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2010–FY2025
    3 Green-card filings denied of 66 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    2 Green-card filings withdrawn of 66 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 378 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    804% Visa filings vs workforce 378 filings / 47 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 378 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 378 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    66 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2025
    312 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025
    #21 Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 216 filings / 47 employees (2025, self-reported) · #21 of 7,461 of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    #23 Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 282 filings / 47 employees (2025, self-reported) · #23 of 13,050 of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 66 filings / 47 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 1% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
  • 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.
Concurrent layoffs and visa filings

TAA: DOL certified job shift to CHINA, MEXICO | PERM: 7 filings from CHINA, MEXICO

Temporal How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

57% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (21 of 37 filings)

Worksite differs
57% (21)
Same state
43% (16)

Employer primary state: ILLINOIS · Most common remote worksite: MICHIGAN

Immigration How this is calculated →
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

124 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 293 reportable cases alongside 216 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
293 total reportable cases
124 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
216 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
37 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

33

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

28

45.9% rate

Denied

3

4.5% rate

Withdrawn

2

3.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 2 filingsFY2011 Q1: 2 filingsFY2012 Q1: 3 filingsFY2013 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 3 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filingsFY2018 Q4: 4 filingsFY2019 Q1: 5 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 1 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 2 filingsFY2024 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings025FY2010FY2013FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2023FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS applied to sponsor 66 workers for green cards between 2010 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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