WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC

239 Green card sponsorships · 652 Temporary work filings · Healthcare · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 33-0065869 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Western Dental Services Western Dental Services Inc. Western Dental Services, Inc.
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
4,700 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
5.1% Green-card sponsorship rate 239 green-card filings / 4,700 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
13.9% Work-visa filing rate 652 work-visa filings / 4,700 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
19.0% Visa filings vs workforce 891 filings / 4,700 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Healthcare · est. 4,700 U.S. employees
  • 47% Green-card filings certified 112 of 239 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    29 Green-card filings denied of 239 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    5 Green-card filings withdrawn of 239 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    #35 Green-card + work-visa filings 891 filings · last Jun 2026 · #35 of 17,793 in Healthcare · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    19% Visa filings vs workforce 891 filings / 4,700 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -80% Trend vs last year FY2025 1 vs FY2024 5
    #35 Green-card + work-visa filings, Healthcare 891 filings · #35 of 17,793 in Healthcare · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 891 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    239 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    652 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 43% Work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 347 filings / 4,700 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 43% of 4,055 in Healthcare with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 46% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Healthcare 586 filings / 4,700 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 46% of 9,076 in Healthcare reporting headcount · FY2008–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.
Wage level concentration

96% of PERM filings at Level I (entry) prevailing wage vs 61% industry median

Level I
95% (111)
Level II
0% (1)
Level III
0% (0)
Level IV
3% (4)

Industry median Level I share: 61.4% · 90th percentile: 100.0%

Immigration How this is calculated →
Elevated denial rate

13.7% PERM denial rate vs 2.4% industry median (26 denied of 190 decided)

This employer
13.7%
Industry median
2.4%
Industry p90
19.9%
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

112

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

93

45.4% rate

Denied

29

12.1% rate

Withdrawn

5

2.1% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 15 filingsFY2009 Q1: 15 filingsFY2010 Q1: 15 filingsFY2011 Q1: 32 filingsFY2012 Q1: 9 filingsFY2013 Q1: 10 filingsFY2016 Q1: 3 filingsFY2016 Q2: 6 filingsFY2016 Q3: 2 filingsFY2016 Q4: 3 filingsFY2017 Q1: 3 filingsFY2017 Q2: 2 filingsFY2017 Q3: 8 filingsFY2017 Q4: 4 filingsFY2018 Q1: 4 filingsFY2018 Q2: 2 filingsFY2018 Q3: 5 filingsFY2018 Q4: 7 filingsFY2019 Q1: 14 filingsFY2020 Q1: 8 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2020 Q3: 20 filingsFY2020 Q4: 3 filingsFY2021 Q1: 4 filingsFY2021 Q3: 8 filingsFY2021 Q4: 5 filingsFY2022 Q1: 6 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q4: 3 filingsFY2023 Q1: 4 filingsFY2023 Q2: 5 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 4 filingsFY2025 Q3: 1 filingsFY2026 Q1: 3 filingsFY2026 Q3: 2 filings01632FY2008FY2011FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC applied to sponsor 239 workers for green cards between 2008 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

WESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC has filed 4 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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