Vanderbilt University Medical Center

60 Green card sponsorships · 829 Temporary work filings · Healthcare · FY2018–FY2025
FEIN 35-2528741 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
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
35,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
0.17% Green-card sponsorship rate 60 green-card filings / 35,000 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
2.4% Work-visa filing rate 829 work-visa filings / 35,000 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
2.5% Visa filings vs workforce 889 filings / 35,000 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Healthcare · est. 35,000 U.S. employees
  • 63% Green-card filings certified 38 of 60 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2018–FY2025
    3 Green-card filings denied of 60 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    4 Green-card filings withdrawn of 60 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    #28 Green-card + work-visa filings 889 filings · last Jun 2026 · #28 of 17,793 in Healthcare · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    3% Visa filings vs workforce 889 filings / 35,000 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -40% Trend vs last year FY2025 3 vs FY2024 5
    #28 Green-card + work-visa filings, Healthcare 889 filings · #28 of 17,793 in Healthcare · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 889 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    60 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    829 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2025
    Top 70% Work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 653 filings / 35,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 70% of 4,055 in Healthcare with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 79% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 713 filings / 35,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 79% of 9,076 in Healthcare reporting headcount · FY2018–FY2025
  • 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.
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 11.1% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Temporary labor concentration

653 temporary H-1B applications vs 41 permanent sponsorships (ratio 16:1)

Temporary ( 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 ↗ )
653
Permanent ( 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 ↗ )
41
Immigration How this is calculated →
Continued filing after wage enforcement action

DOL WHD found $4,619 in H-1B wage underpayment; employer subsequently received 525 approved LCA filings

DOL Back wages — Wage & Hour Division FLSA findings Money owed to workers after a DOL wage-and-hour investigation or settlementCivil, not criminal; includes settlements + PAID self-reports; back wages ≠ fines. Use this label rather than the colloquial criminal-sounding one (§3)Official source ↗ findings
$4,619 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 ↗ back wages
2 workers affected
1 case (latest 2019-03-13)
DOL OFLC — Office of Foreign Labor Certification / FLAG filing portal The DOL office + website handling these certificationsDOL, not DHS; FLAG handles labor certs, not visasOfficial source ↗ certifications after
525 approved 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
Safety 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

38

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

15

28.3% rate

Denied

3

5.0% rate

Withdrawn

4

6.7% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications Vanderbilt University Medical Center has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2017 Q4: 6 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 5 filingsFY2018 Q3: 2 filingsFY2018 Q4: 7 filingsFY2019 Q1: 9 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 2 filingsFY2021 Q3: 6 filingsFY2021 Q4: 2 filingsFY2022 Q1: 1 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2022 Q4: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2024 Q2: 4 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filingsFY2025 Q1: 1 filingsFY2025 Q2: 1 filingsFY2025 Q4: 1 filingsFY2026 Q2: 2 filingsFY2026 Q3: 2 filings049FY2017FY2019FY2022FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Vanderbilt University Medical Center applied to sponsor 60 workers for green cards between 2018 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.

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