WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC.

2,502 Green card sponsorships · 36 Temporary work filings · Retail Trade · FY2020–FY2024
Filing volume Top 0.1% 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
1,400,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
0.18% Green-card sponsorship rate 2,502 green-card filings / 1,400,000 employees · FY2020–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.0026% Work-visa filing rate 36 work-visa filings / 1,400,000 employees · FY2020–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount
0.18% Visa filings vs workforce 2,538 filings / 1,400,000 employees · FY2020–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Retail Trade · est. 1,400,000 U.S. employees
  • 48% Green-card filings certified 1,200 of 2,502 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2024 · FY2020–FY2024
    3 Green-card filings denied of 2,502 green-card filings · FY2020–FY2024 filings
    23 Green-card filings withdrawn of 2,502 green-card filings · FY2020–FY2024 filings
    #13 Green-card + work-visa filings 2,538 filings · last Jun 2024 · #13 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2024
    0.18% Visa filings vs workforce 2,538 filings / 1,400,000 employees · FY2020–FY2024 filings vs FY2024 self-reported headcount
    -18% Trend vs last year FY2024 417 vs FY2023 508
    #13 Green-card + work-visa filings, Retail Trade 2,538 filings · #13 of 11,809 in Retail Trade · FY2020–FY2024
    Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,538 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2020–FY2024
    2,502 Green-card filings FY2020–FY2024
    36 Work-visa filings FY2020–FY2024
    Top 97% Green-card filings per employee, Retail Trade 2,502 filings / 1,400,000 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 97% of 7,191 in Retail Trade with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2020–FY2024
    Top 98% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Retail Trade 2,502 filings / 1,400,000 employees (2024, self-reported) · Top 98% of 7,191 in Retail Trade reporting headcount · FY2020–FY2024
  • 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.
Recruitment geography concentration

86% of 2,502 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 7,455)

Immigration How this is calculated →
Work location vs filing location wage differential

50% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (1,248 of 2,502 filings)

Worksite differs
50% (1,248)
Same state
50% (1,254)

Employer primary state: ARKANSAS · Most common remote worksite: CALIFORNIA

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

1,200

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

1,276

51.5% rate

Denied

3

0.1% rate

Withdrawn

23

0.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. has filed each quarter, from FY2020 to today.

FY2020 Q1: 21 filingsFY2020 Q2: 37 filingsFY2020 Q3: 111 filingsFY2020 Q4: 31 filingsFY2021 Q1: 53 filingsFY2021 Q2: 83 filingsFY2021 Q3: 207 filingsFY2021 Q4: 164 filingsFY2022 Q1: 348 filingsFY2022 Q2: 201 filingsFY2022 Q3: 193 filingsFY2022 Q4: 128 filingsFY2023 Q1: 189 filingsFY2023 Q2: 139 filingsFY2023 Q3: 89 filingsFY2023 Q4: 91 filingsFY2024 Q1: 68 filingsFY2024 Q2: 116 filingsFY2024 Q3: 233 filings0174348FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WALMART ASSOCIATES, INC. applied to sponsor 2,502 workers for green cards between 2020 and 2024. 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.

Subsidiaries 1

Combined: 2,539 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 ↗ + 263 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

Subsidiary vs All vs Industry Trend (8Q) Green card sponsorships Temporary work filings Employees
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