OC Metals Inc.

55 Green card sponsorships · 0 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2022–FY2023
Filing volume Top 4% 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
40 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2023
137.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 55 green-card filings / 40 employees · FY2022–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
0.0% Work-visa filing rate 0 work-visa filings / 40 employees · FY2022–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount
137.5% Visa filings vs workforce 55 filings / 40 employees · FY2022–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 40 U.S. employees
  • 36% Green-card filings certified 20 of 55 green-card filings · last filed Dec 2022 · FY2022–FY2023
    9 Green-card filings denied of 55 green-card filings · FY2022–FY2023 filings
    0 Green-card filings withdrawn of 55 green-card filings · FY2022–FY2023 filings
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings 55 filings · last Dec 2022 · Top 6% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2022–FY2023
    138% Visa filings vs workforce 55 filings / 40 employees · FY2022–FY2023 filings vs FY2023 self-reported headcount
    +75% Trend vs last year FY2023 35 vs FY2022 20
    Top 6% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 55 filings · Top 6% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2022–FY2023
    Top 4% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 55 filings · Top 4% of 332,896 US employers · FY2022–FY2023
    55 Green-card filings FY2022–FY2023
    Top 1% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 55 filings / 40 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 1% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2022–FY2023
    Top 3% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 55 filings / 40 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 3% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2022–FY2023
    Top 4% Green-card filings per employee, all US 55 filings / 40 employees (2023, self-reported) · Top 4% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2022–FY2023
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, 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.
Elevated denial rate

16.4% PERM denial rate vs 1.9% industry median (9 denied of 55 decided)

This employer
16.4%
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

20

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

26

56.5% rate

Denied

9

16.4% rate

Withdrawn

0

0.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications OC Metals Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2022 to today.

FY2022 Q4: 20 filingsFY2023 Q1: 35 filings01735FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

OC Metals Inc. applied to sponsor 55 workers for green cards between 2022 and 2023. 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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