Tractor Supply Company

167 Green card sponsorships · 492 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2009–FY2025
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
51,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.33% Green-card sponsorship rate 167 green-card filings / 51,000 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.96% Work-visa filing rate 492 work-visa filings / 51,000 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
1.3% Visa filings vs workforce 659 filings / 51,000 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 51,000 U.S. employees
  • 51% Green-card filings certified 86 of 167 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2009–FY2025
    3 Green-card filings denied of 167 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    7 Green-card filings withdrawn of 167 green-card filings · FY2009–FY2025 filings
    #38 Green-card + work-visa filings 659 filings · last Jun 2026 · #38 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    1% Visa filings vs workforce 659 filings / 51,000 employees · FY2009–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +200% Trend vs last year FY2025 27 vs FY2024 9
    #38 Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 659 filings · #38 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 659 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2009–FY2025
    167 Green-card filings FY2009–FY2025
    492 Work-visa filings FY2009–FY2025
    Top 87% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 363 filings / 51,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 87% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2009–FY2025
    Top 94% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 530 filings / 51,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 94% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2009–FY2025
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.4%, 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.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 1.8% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

1,450 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 2,045 reportable cases, 26 severe-injury reports, 4 amputations alongside 363 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
26 severe-injury reports
2,045 total reportable cases
4 amputations
1,450 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
363 H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"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 ↗ filings
125 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 ↗ applications
Safety How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

98% of 95 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 9,586)

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

86

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

71

45.2% rate

Denied

3

1.8% rate

Withdrawn

7

4.2% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Tractor Supply Company has filed each quarter, from FY2009 to today.

FY2009 Q1: 2 filingsFY2010 Q1: 8 filingsFY2011 Q1: 1 filingsFY2012 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q2: 3 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 1 filingsFY2016 Q2: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 8 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filingsFY2018 Q4: 8 filingsFY2019 Q1: 16 filingsFY2020 Q1: 3 filingsFY2020 Q2: 4 filingsFY2020 Q3: 4 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 2 filingsFY2021 Q3: 5 filingsFY2022 Q1: 5 filingsFY2022 Q2: 10 filingsFY2022 Q3: 7 filingsFY2023 Q1: 6 filingsFY2023 Q2: 5 filingsFY2023 Q3: 2 filingsFY2023 Q4: 1 filingsFY2024 Q1: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 2 filingsFY2024 Q3: 6 filingsFY2025 Q1: 2 filingsFY2025 Q2: 7 filingsFY2025 Q3: 8 filingsFY2025 Q4: 10 filingsFY2026 Q1: 3 filingsFY2026 Q2: 1 filingsFY2026 Q3: 8 filings0816FY2009FY2012FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Tractor Supply Company applied to sponsor 167 workers for green cards between 2009 and 2025. 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

Tractor Supply Company has filed 1 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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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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