WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

2,890 Green card sponsorships · 28,889 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2025
Filing volume #18 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
54,754 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
5.3% Green-card sponsorship rate 2,890 green-card filings / 54,754 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
52.8% Work-visa filing rate 28,889 work-visa filings / 54,754 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
58.0% Visa filings vs workforce 31,779 filings / 54,754 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 54,754 U.S. employees
  • 59% Green-card filings certified 1,694 of 2,890 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2010–FY2025
    19 Green-card filings denied of 2,890 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    37 Green-card filings withdrawn of 2,890 green-card filings · FY2010–FY2025 filings
    #3 Green-card + work-visa filings 31,779 filings · last Jun 2026 · #3 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · #18 of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    58% Visa filings vs workforce 31,779 filings / 54,754 employees · FY2010–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +311% Trend vs last year FY2025 937 vs FY2019 228
    #3 Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 31,779 filings · #3 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2010–FY2025
    #18 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 31,779 filings · #18 of 332,896 US employers · FY2010–FY2025
    2,890 Green-card filings FY2010–FY2025
    28,889 Work-visa filings FY2010–FY2025
    Top 23% Work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 23,037 filings / 54,754 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 23% of 1,751 in Retail Trade with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2010–FY2025
    Top 28% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 25,927 filings / 54,754 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 28% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2010–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.
Work location vs filing location wage differential

61% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (1,007 of 1,639 filings)

Worksite differs
61% (1,007)
Same state
39% (632)

Employer primary state: AR · Most common remote worksite: CA

Immigration How this is calculated →
LCA-to-visa realization gap

LCA realization gap: 15.2% of certified LCAs resulted in USCIS decisions

Immigration How this is calculated →
Temporary labor concentration

23,037 temporary H-1B applications vs 1,639 permanent sponsorships (ratio 14:1)

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 ↗ )
23,037
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 ↗ )
1,639
Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

80% of 616 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 6,359)

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

1,694

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

1,140

40.2% rate

Denied

19

0.7% rate

Withdrawn

37

1.3% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2010 to today.

FY2010 Q1: 78 filingsFY2011 Q1: 75 filingsFY2012 Q1: 137 filingsFY2013 Q1: 82 filingsFY2015 Q1: 39 filingsFY2015 Q2: 38 filingsFY2015 Q3: 42 filingsFY2015 Q4: 36 filingsFY2016 Q1: 32 filingsFY2016 Q2: 87 filingsFY2016 Q3: 72 filingsFY2016 Q4: 26 filingsFY2017 Q1: 54 filingsFY2017 Q2: 65 filingsFY2017 Q3: 13 filingsFY2017 Q4: 3 filingsFY2018 Q1: 1 filingsFY2018 Q2: 15 filingsFY2018 Q3: 128 filingsFY2018 Q4: 75 filingsFY2019 Q1: 228 filingsFY2025 Q1: 95 filingsFY2025 Q2: 182 filingsFY2025 Q3: 415 filingsFY2025 Q4: 245 filingsFY2026 Q1: 86 filingsFY2026 Q2: 160 filingsFY2026 Q3: 381 filings0207415FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. applied to sponsor 2,890 workers for green cards between 2010 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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