WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES

38 Green card sponsorships · 78 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2011
Filing volume Top 5% 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
Employee count unavailable - public companies (SEC) and 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 ↗ -self-reporting employers only

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, filings certified, and filings, FY2011 vs FY2010.
  • Professional Services
  • 8% Green-card filings denied 3 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2011 filings
    53% Green-card filings certified 20 of 38 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2011
    -78% Green-card filings, FY2011 vs FY2010 4 vs 18
    Top 15% Green-card + work-visa filings 116 filings · Top 15% of 46,637 in Professional Services · Top 5% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2011
    Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 116 filings · Top 5% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2011
    38 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2011
    78 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2011
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 4.6% < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. 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

97% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (37 of 38 filings)

Worksite differs
97% (37)
Same state
3% (1)

Employer primary state: SC · Most common remote worksite: TX

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 →

20 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2011
15 Expired 42.9% rate · FY2008–FY2011
3 Denied 7.9% rate · FY2008–FY2011
0 Withdrawn 0.0% rate · FY2008–FY2011

Filings over time

How many green card applications WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008: 7 filingsFY2009: 9 filingsFY2010: 18 filingsFY2011: 4 filings0918FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES applied to sponsor 38 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2011. 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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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.

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