PRAXAIR,INC.

109 Green card sponsorships · 631 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–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
10,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2021
1.1% Green-card sponsorship rate 109 green-card filings / 10,000 employees · FY2008–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount
6.3% Work-visa filing rate 631 work-visa filings / 10,000 employees · FY2008–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount
7.4% Visa filings vs workforce 740 filings / 10,000 employees · FY2008–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 10,000 U.S. employees
  • 37% Green-card filings certified 40 of 109 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2021 · FY2008–FY2021
    1 Green-card filings denied of 109 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2021 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 109 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2021 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 740 filings · last Aug 2021 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2021
    7% Visa filings vs workforce 740 filings / 10,000 employees · FY2008–FY2021 filings vs FY2021 self-reported headcount
    -40% Trend vs last year FY2021 6 vs FY2020 10
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 740 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2021
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 740 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2021
    109 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2021
    631 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2021
    Top 76% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 136 filings / 10,000 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 76% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2021
    Top 73% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 245 filings / 10,000 employees (2021, self-reported) · Top 73% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2021
  • 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.
Work location vs filing location wage differential

90% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (69 of 77 filings)

Worksite differs
90% (69)
Same state
10% (8)

Employer primary state: CONNECTICUT · Most common remote worksite: NEW YORK

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

40

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

67

62.6% rate

Denied

1

0.9% rate

Withdrawn

1

0.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications PRAXAIR,INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 2 filingsFY2009 Q1: 4 filingsFY2010 Q1: 11 filingsFY2011 Q1: 5 filingsFY2012 Q1: 16 filingsFY2013 Q1: 11 filingsFY2015 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q2: 4 filingsFY2015 Q3: 3 filingsFY2015 Q4: 2 filingsFY2016 Q1: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 2 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q2: 4 filingsFY2017 Q3: 3 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 3 filingsFY2018 Q4: 2 filingsFY2019 Q1: 9 filingsFY2020 Q1: 4 filingsFY2020 Q2: 4 filingsFY2020 Q3: 1 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 5 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filings0816FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

PRAXAIR,INC. applied to sponsor 109 workers for green cards between 2008 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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