Lincoln National Corporation

101 Green card sponsorships · 509 Temporary work filings · Finance & Insurance · FY2008–FY2026
643 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
101 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
509 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
$102,301 Median offered wage FY2025 n=9 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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  • Finance & Insurance · est. 643 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Lincoln National Corporation = -36%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (41) against FY2024 (64).Finance & Insurance = +17%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #256 of 266 in Finance & Insurance · #2,640 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -36%Lincoln National Corporation +17%Finance & Insurance +8%All U.S. #256 of 266 in Finance & Insurance #2,640 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Bottom 5% of Finance & Insurance Bottom 8% of U.S. Percentile 41 vs 64 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Lincoln National Corporation = +333%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (13) against FY2024 (3).Finance & Insurance = +77%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (3 and 13).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +333%Lincoln National Corporation +77%Finance & Insurance +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (3 and 13) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (3 and 13) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (3 and 13) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (3 and 13) Percentile 13 vs 3 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesLincoln National Corporation = 0.50: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.58.Finance & Insurance = 2.1: the median of 465 ranked Finance & Insurance employers' rates, per 100 employees. Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #359 of 465 in Finance & Insurance · #4,337 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.50Lincoln National Corporation 2.1Finance & Insurance 4.8All U.S. #359 of 465 in Finance & Insurance #4,337 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 24% of Finance & Insurance Bottom 16% of U.S. Percentile 144 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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1.4% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedLincoln National Corporation = 1.4%: 2 of its 144 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 0.2%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #570 of 622 in Finance & Insurance · #9,117 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 2 of 144 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedLincoln National Corporation = 0.0%: 0 of its 20 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 1.4%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — Tied #1 with 124 others of 193 in Finance & Insurance · Tied #1 with 1,375 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 of 20 filings · FY2023-25
75.7% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedLincoln National Corporation = 75.7%: 109 of its 144 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 92.1%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #557 of 622 in Finance & Insurance · #8,725 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 109 of 144 filings · FY2023-25
95.0% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedLincoln National Corporation = 95.0%: 19 of its 20 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 94.8%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — Tied #119 with 4 others of 193 in Finance & Insurance · Tied #1,350 with 34 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 19 of 20 filings · FY2023-25
20.1% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnLincoln National Corporation = 20.1%: 29 of its 144 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 6.3%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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 ↗ 29 of 144 filings · FY2023-25
2.8% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnLincoln National Corporation = 2.8%: 4 of its 144 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 1.4%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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 ↗ 4 of 144 filings · FY2023-25
5.0% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnLincoln National Corporation = 5.0%: 1 of its 20 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Finance & Insurance = 3.8%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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 ↗ 1 of 20 filings · FY2023-25
610 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
-36% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Lincoln National Corporation = -36%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (41) against FY2024 (64).Finance & Insurance = +17%: all Finance & Insurance employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #256 of 266 in Finance & Insurance · #2,640 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 41 vs 64 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
0.50 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesLincoln National Corporation = 0.50: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.58.Finance & Insurance = 2.1: the median of 465 ranked Finance & Insurance employers' rates, per 100 employees. Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #359 of 465 in Finance & Insurance · #4,337 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 144 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
+333% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024Lincoln National Corporation = +333%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (13) against FY2024 (3).Finance & Insurance = +77%: all Finance & Insurance employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (3 and 13).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 13 vs 3 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
0.04 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesLincoln National Corporation = 0.04: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.03.Finance & Insurance = 0.53: the median of 183 ranked Finance & Insurance employers' rates, per 100 employees. Finance & Insurance: the industry code Lincoln National Corporation put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 523930, 98 of 101 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. — #167 of 183 in Finance & Insurance · #1,584 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 20 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
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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 →

95 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
1 Denied 1.0% rate · FY2008–FY2026
5 Withdrawn 5.0% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

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

037FY2008FY2011FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

Lincoln National Corporation applied to sponsor 101 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

Lincoln National Corporation has filed 3 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.

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Combined: 101 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 ↗ + 512 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
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