Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC dba Koch Foods

260 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2019–FY2021
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
900 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2021
28.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 260 green-card filings / 900 employees · FY2019–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount
0.0% Work-visa application rate 0 work-visa filings / 900 employees · FY2019–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount
28.9% Visa applications vs workforce Combined visa applications vs total workforce · FY2019–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 900 U.S. employees
  • 40% Green-card filings certified 104 of 260 green-card filings · last filed Jul 2021 · FY2019–FY2021
    32 Applications denied of 260 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    7 Applications withdrawn of 260 green-card filings · FY2019–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 260 filings · last Jul 2021 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2021
    29% Visa filings vs workforce 260 filings / 900 employees · FY2019–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    +3% Trend vs last year FY2021 35 vs FY2020 34
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 260 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2019–FY2021
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 260 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2019–FY2021
    260 Green-card filings FY2019–FY2021
    Top 12% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 260 filings / 900 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 12% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2019–FY2021
    Top 21% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 260 filings / 900 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 21% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2019–FY2021
    Top 28% Green-card filings per employee, all US 260 filings / 900 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 28% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2019–FY2021
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, 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.
Recruitment geography concentration

83% of 247 PERM filings list VIETNAM as country of citizenship (HHI 7,084)

Immigration How this is calculated →
Wage level concentration

100% of PERM filings at Level I (entry) prevailing wage vs 12% industry median

Level I
100% (178)
Level II
0% (0)
Level III
0% (0)
Level IV
0% (0)

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

Immigration How this is calculated →
Elevated denial rate

12.0% PERM denial rate vs 1.9% industry median (29 denied of 242 decided)

This employer
12.0%
Industry median
1.9%
Industry p90
11.4%
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

104

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

117

52.9% rate

Denied

32

12.3% rate

Withdrawn

7

2.7% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC dba Koch Foods has filed each quarter, from FY2019 to today.

FY2018 Q3: 8 filingsFY2018 Q4: 5 filingsFY2019 Q1: 178 filingsFY2020 Q1: 27 filingsFY2020 Q3: 7 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 18 filingsFY2021 Q3: 10 filingsFY2021 Q4: 6 filings089178FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Koch Foods of Gadsden, LLC dba Koch Foods applied to sponsor 260 workers for green cards between 2019 and 2021. 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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