ZS Associates Inc.

364 Green card sponsorships · 3,664 Temporary work filings · Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
Filing volume #162 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
3,130 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
11.6% Green-card sponsorship rate 364 green-card filings / 3,130 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
117.1% Work-visa filing rate 3,664 work-visa filings / 3,130 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
128.7% Visa filings vs workforce 4,028 filings / 3,130 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Professional Services · est. 3,130 U.S. employees
  • 46% Green-card filings certified 167 of 363 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    3 Green-card filings denied of 363 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    7 Green-card filings withdrawn of 363 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    #73 Green-card + work-visa filings 4,028 filings · last Jun 2026 · #73 of 46,637 in Professional Services · #162 of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    129% Visa filings vs workforce 4,028 filings / 3,130 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    +103% Trend vs last year FY2025 69 vs FY2024 34
    #73 Green-card + work-visa filings, Professional Services 4,028 filings · #73 of 46,637 in Professional Services · FY2008–FY2025
    #162 Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 4,028 filings · #162 of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    364 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    3,664 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 34% Work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 2,492 filings / 3,130 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 34% of 20,916 in Professional Services with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 31% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Professional Services 2,856 filings / 3,130 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 31% of 28,564 in Professional Services reporting headcount · FY2008–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.
Accelerating filing volume

Filing volume grew 167% YoY at peak; accelerating in 3 of the last 4 years; latest year +103%

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

57% of PERM filings list a worksite in a different state than the employer's address (153 of 268 filings)

Worksite differs
57% (153)
Same state
43% (115)

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

Immigration How this is calculated →
Recruitment geography concentration

74% of 192 PERM filings list INDIA as country of citizenship (HHI 5,624)

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

168

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

186

52.5% rate

Denied

3

0.8% rate

Withdrawn

7

1.9% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications ZS Associates Inc. has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 40 filingsFY2009 Q1: 1 filingsFY2010 Q1: 44 filingsFY2011 Q1: 16 filingsFY2012 Q1: 2 filingsFY2013 Q1: 1 filingsFY2015 Q1: 5 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2 filingsFY2015 Q3: 2 filingsFY2015 Q4: 3 filingsFY2016 Q3: 1 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 2 filingsFY2017 Q2: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 9 filingsFY2017 Q4: 2 filingsFY2018 Q1: 6 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 8 filingsFY2018 Q4: 4 filingsFY2019 Q1: 10 filingsFY2020 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 6 filingsFY2022 Q1: 6 filingsFY2022 Q2: 4 filingsFY2022 Q3: 4 filingsFY2022 Q4: 2 filingsFY2023 Q1: 3 filingsFY2023 Q2: 4 filingsFY2023 Q3: 4 filingsFY2023 Q4: 3 filingsFY2024 Q1: 8 filingsFY2024 Q2: 6 filingsFY2024 Q3: 20 filingsFY2025 Q1: 15 filingsFY2025 Q2: 16 filingsFY2025 Q3: 14 filingsFY2025 Q4: 24 filingsFY2026 Q1: 7 filingsFY2026 Q2: 50 filingsFY2026 Q3: 4 filings02550FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2017FY2018FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

ZS Associates Inc. applied to sponsor 364 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.

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