Vital Foods LLC

193 Green card sponsorships · 1 Temporary work filings · Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2025
Filing volume Top 2% 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
450 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
42.9% Green-card sponsorship rate 193 green-card filings / 450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
0.22% Work-visa filing rate 1 work-visa filings / 450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
43.1% Visa filings vs workforce 194 filings / 450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Manufacturing · est. 450 U.S. employees
  • 45% Green-card filings certified 87 of 193 green-card filings · last filed Apr 2026 · FY2018–FY2025
    60 Green-card filings denied of 193 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    5 Green-card filings withdrawn of 193 green-card filings · FY2018–FY2025 filings
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings 194 filings · last Apr 2026 · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    43% Visa filings vs workforce 194 filings / 450 employees · FY2018–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -10% Trend vs last year FY2025 28 vs FY2024 31
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, Manufacturing 194 filings · Top 2% of 22,526 in Manufacturing · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 194 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2018–FY2025
    193 Green-card filings FY2018–FY2025
    1 Work-visa filings FY2018–FY2025
    Top 8% Green-card filings per employee, Manufacturing 193 filings / 450 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 8% of 13,050 in Manufacturing with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2018–FY2025
    Top 15% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Manufacturing 194 filings / 450 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 15% of 13,050 in Manufacturing reporting headcount · FY2018–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.
Filing name variation with performance delta

Filed under 3 legal-name variations with denial rates from 0.0% to 67.8% (delta 67.8 pp)

Vital Foods, LLC
67.8% (87)
VITAL FOODS, LLC
0% (65)
Vital Foods LLC
8.3% (12)

Spread: 0% to 67.8% (67.8 pp delta)

Structural How this is calculated →
Elevated denial rate

37.5% PERM denial rate vs 1.9% industry median (60 denied of 160 decided)

This employer
37.5%
Industry median
1.9%
Industry p90
11.4%
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

87

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

41

32.0% rate

Denied

60

31.1% rate

Withdrawn

5

2.6% rate

Seasonal worker visas

1

filings linked

Filings over time

How many green card applications Vital Foods LLC has filed each quarter, from FY2018 to today.

FY2018 Q2: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 11 filingsFY2018 Q4: 17 filingsFY2021 Q2: 3 filingsFY2021 Q3: 16 filingsFY2021 Q4: 36 filingsFY2022 Q1: 4 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 6 filingsFY2022 Q4: 4 filingsFY2023 Q1: 6 filingsFY2023 Q2: 19 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 5 filingsFY2024 Q1: 11 filingsFY2024 Q2: 2 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filingsFY2024 Q4: 17 filingsFY2025 Q1: 17 filingsFY2025 Q4: 11 filingsFY2026 Q3: 1 filings01836FY2018FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

Vital Foods LLC applied to sponsor 193 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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