STRYKER MEDICAL, A DIVISION OF STRYKER CORPORATION

20 Green card sponsorships · 112 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2010–FY2018
Filing volume Top 7% 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
33,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2018
0.061% Green-card sponsorship rate 20 green-card filings / 33,000 employees · FY2010–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount
0.34% Work-visa filing rate 112 work-visa filings / 33,000 employees · FY2010–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount
0.40% Visa filings vs workforce 132 filings / 33,000 employees · FY2010–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 33,000 U.S. employees
  • 35% Green-card filings certified 7 of 20 green-card filings · last filed Aug 2018 · FY2010–FY2018
    2 Green-card filings denied of 20 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2018 filings
    1 Green-card filings withdrawn of 20 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2018 filings
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings 132 filings · last Aug 2018 · Top 11% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2018
    0.40% Visa filings vs workforce 132 filings / 33,000 employees · FY2010–FY2018 filings vs FY2018 self-reported headcount
    -57% Trend vs last year FY2018 3 vs FY2016 7
    Top 11% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 132 filings · Top 11% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2010–FY2018
    Top 7% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 132 filings · Top 7% of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2018
    20 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2018
    112 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2018
    Top 100% Work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 2 filings / 33,000 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 100% of 7,461 in Manufacturing with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2018
    Top 97% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 20 filings / 33,000 employees (2018, self-reported) · Top 97% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2018
  • 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.

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

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 ↗ approvals

Expired

10

58.8% rate

Denied

2

10.0% rate

Withdrawn

1

5.0% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications STRYKER MEDICAL, A DIVISION OF STRYKER CORPORATION has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 1 filingsFY2011 Q1: 3 filingsFY2012 Q1: 4 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 4 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q4: 2 filings024FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

STRYKER MEDICAL, A DIVISION OF STRYKER CORPORATION applied to sponsor 20 workers for green cards between 2010 and 2018. 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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