SMITH NEPHEW INC.

132 Green card sponsorships · 544 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2008–FY2026
257 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
132 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
544 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
$85,717 Median offered wage FY2021 n=7 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 · Biomedical Engineers (17-2031)

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  • Manufacturing · est. 257 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024SMITH NEPHEW INC. = +69%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (71) against FY2024 (42).Manufacturing = +17%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #23 of 272 in Manufacturing · #257 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +69%SMITH NEPHEW INC. +17%Manufacturing +8%All U.S. #23 of 272 in Manufacturing #257 of 2,839 in U.S. Rank Top 9% of Manufacturing Top 10% of U.S. Percentile 71 vs 42 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024SMITH NEPHEW INC. = +17%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (14) against FY2024 (12).Manufacturing = +74%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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 (12 and 14).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +17%SMITH NEPHEW INC. +74%Manufacturing +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (12 and 14) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (12 and 14) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (12 and 14) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (12 and 14) Percentile 14 vs 12 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 0.45: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.56.Manufacturing = 1.3: the median of 623 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #458 of 623 in Manufacturing · #4,400 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 0.45SMITH NEPHEW INC. 1.3Manufacturing 4.8All U.S. #458 of 623 in Manufacturing #4,400 of 5,111 in U.S. Rank Bottom 27% of Manufacturing Bottom 14% of U.S. Percentile 167 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
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0.0% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 0.0%: 0 of its 167 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 0.2%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — Tied #1 with 705 others of 841 in Manufacturing · Tied #1 with 8,462 others of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0 of 167 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 0.0%: 0 of its 35 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 2.2%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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 191 others of 297 in Manufacturing · Tied #1 with 1,375 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 of 35 filings · FY2023-25
70.7% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 70.7%: 118 of its 167 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 93.4%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #790 of 841 in Manufacturing · #9,037 of 9,738 in U.S.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 118 of 167 filings · FY2023-25
97.1% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 97.1%: 34 of its 35 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 93.2%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #149 of 297 in Manufacturing · Tied #1,010 with 10 others of 2,091 in U.S.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 34 of 35 filings · FY2023-25
28.7% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 28.7%: 48 of its 167 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 5.2%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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 ↗ 48 of 167 filings · FY2023-25
0.6% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 0.6%: 1 of its 167 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 1.1%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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 ↗ 1 of 167 filings · FY2023-25
2.9% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 2.9%: 1 of its 35 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Manufacturing = 4.7%: all Manufacturing employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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 35 filings · FY2023-25
676 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
+69% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024SMITH NEPHEW INC. = +69%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (71) against FY2024 (42).Manufacturing = +17%: all Manufacturing employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled). Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #23 of 272 in Manufacturing · #257 of 2,839 in U.S.Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 71 vs 42 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
0.45 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 0.45: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.56.Manufacturing = 1.3: the median of 623 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #458 of 623 in Manufacturing · #4,400 of 5,111 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 167 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026
+17% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 14 vs 12 · FY2026 to date: 4
0.11 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesSMITH NEPHEW INC. = 0.11: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.16.Manufacturing = 0.69: the median of 247 ranked Manufacturing employers' rates, per 100 employees. Manufacturing: the industry code SMITH NEPHEW INC. put on its own DOL filings (NAICS 33911, 112 of 132 green-card filings; its filings carry 5 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. — #197 of 247 in Manufacturing · #1,455 of 1,693 in U.S.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 35 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · last filing FY2026

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 →

125 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
4 Denied 3.0% rate · FY2008–FY2026
3 Withdrawn 2.3% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings SMITH NEPHEW INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

037FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

SMITH NEPHEW INC. applied to sponsor 132 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.

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