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PERM sponsor, #251 of 70,985 by filings

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Becton, Dickinson and Company sponsors green cards: it filed 28 PERM cases in the last 12 months, the newest on October 1, 2026. Becton, Dickinson and Company has 21 PERM cases waiting with DOL.

Main job
Software Developers · 11% of its filings
Main worksite
Franklin Lakes, NJ · 30% of its filings
Industry
Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · NAICS 339112

Waiting on a case with Becton, Dickinson and Company?

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This rate is level with the field

Over 147 decided filings, this rate can't be told apart from the field in either direction.

Why

The 95% interval runs up to a 10.4% denial rate, which still covers the 3.20% the field as a whole records.

Filings

151

#251 of 70,985

Certified

139

8 denied

Approval

94.6%

field 96.8%

Median wage

$122,262

offered, per year

Median days

447

19 faster than the field

Right now

DOL's live record of its cases, read every day, and what it has done to them as a group.

In the queue right now 164 cases in the live tracker

Waiting on a decision

21

of 164 tracked cases. The other 143 have been decided.

The oldest one still waiting was filed April 11, 2024, 30 months ago.

Where those 21 are standing

ANALYST REVIEW
1781%

A Department of Labor analyst has the application. This is the main queue, and it is where most pending PERM cases sit.

BALCA APPEALS
314%

The case is with the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals, a panel of DOL administrative law judges. They review the record the officer already had, so it's legal argument rather than a fresh chance to put in evidence.

RECONSIDERATION APPEALS
15%

The employer has asked the same officer who denied the case to look at it again, within 30 days of the denial. The request can only use documents DOL already had, so new evidence can't be added to fix what the denial was based on.

None of this changes one case's wait: DOL works one national line. Where DOL is working now is the figure that does.

From DOL's live status of 164 of this sponsor's cases: read this share against 164, never against the lifetime filings above. Live case tracker, as of October 23, 2026

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An email when DOL moves its cases as a group: five or more on or off hold in a day, or a batch decided well above its usual pace.

What DOL has done to its cases as a group

Nothing employer-wide since this site's record began on August 27, 2026.

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Its newest filings

Filed since DOL's last quarterly file, so the wage and law firm aren't published yet.

  • G-100-26274-273506 Senior Research & Development Engineer – R&D filed 2026-10-01 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26268-262666 Sr Design Quality Engineer, Hardware filed 2026-09-25 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26261-245235 Project Manager – Product Structuring and NPI Operations filed 2026-09-18 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26251-220894 Strategic Account Manager, Cell and Biomarker Preservation filed 2026-09-08 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26220-156305 Database Administration Lead filed 2026-08-08 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26195-097940 Sr. Manager, Quality Engineering - Software filed 2026-07-14 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26135-917206 Financial Analyst filed 2026-05-15 · ANALYST REVIEW
  • G-100-26135-914961 Cloud Ops – Medical Management Systems filed 2026-05-15 · ANALYST REVIEW

The 8 newest. Every filing by this employer is in the case search, live and published together.

Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.

How long it takes

How long their cases are taking

  1. Becton, Dickinson and Company

    median of 9 decisions in the last 90 days

    300 days

  2. Every employer

    median of 31,712 decisions in the same 90 days

    301 days

About the same as everyone: DOL works one national line in filing order. Filing to decision, over decisions we watched DOL make; withdrawals left out.

Filed today: a new case joins the same line as anyone's, behind 79,711 cases, and would be decided around March 20, 2027 (between February 28, 2027 and April 29, 2027). Estimate another date

Every program

Across DOL's programs

The wage request, the PERM and the H-1B labor condition application, one line each.

PERM (green card)
151 published
21 pending
$122,262 median, n=151
Prevailing wage requests
206 published
19 pending
$107,702 median, n=204
H-1B labor condition applications
992 published
1 pending
$120,000 median, n=991

Its median H-1B wage ($120,000 across 991 LCAs) and its median PERM wage ($122,262 across 151 cases) are within 2% of each other.

Of its 21 pending PERM cases, 4 (19%) sit outside DOL's normal queue: 4 under appeal. Where that sits among every employer.

Every case across these programs is in the search.

How these are counted

Medians are of the published rows with a usable wage, annualised from whatever unit the filing quoted, and withheld under 10 wages. DOL publishes no employer number, so filings are matched by the employer's legal name, read under the 2 spellings DOL's files use for it; another employer with the same legal name would be counted here too. The PERM is the green-card step; the wage request comes months before it, and the LCA is the separate form for an H-1B. DOL publishes each in its own file, and its live record shows what is still open.

Its newest wage requests and LCAs

Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, newest first. Decided ones carry the wage from DOL's quarterly files.

Wage requests

All wage requests by this employer

H-1B LCAs

All H-1B LCAs by this employer

Source: DOL's own case-status service, flag.dol.gov, where any of these numbers can be looked up. A filing shows there soon after it's made, months before DOL's quarterly files.

What its H-1B LCAs were for

From DOL's quarterly LCA files: 992 LCAs filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, 927 of them certified with the worker breakdown on Form ETA-9035.

New hires and transfers

242 positions for new employment, 210 moving here from another employer.

  • New employment 7a 242 · 26%
  • Change of employer 7e 210 · 23%
  • Continuing 7b 321 · 35%
  • Change in previous employment 7c 125 · 13%
  • Concurrent employment 7d 0 · 0%
  • Amended petition 7f 30 · 3%

Shares of the 927 worker positions requested. These are positions on certified LCAs, not people hired: DOL certifies an LCA before any petition, and many are never used.

What each box on the form means
  • New employment (7a). Starting with a new employer.
  • Change of employer (7e). Moving here from another employer, keeping the visa classification already held.
  • Continuing (7b). Staying with the same employer.
  • Change in previous employment (7c). Same employer, no material change to the job duties.
  • Concurrent employment (7d). Adding this employer while keeping another.
  • Amended petition (7f). Same employer, with a material change to the job duties.

Form ETA-9035, Section B, Item 7, in DOL's words from its LCA record layout. One LCA can tick several boxes.

Wage level it chose

  • Level I 114 · 13%
  • Level II 281 · 33%
  • Level III 275 · 32%
  • Level IV 193 · 22%

Shares of the 863 certified LCAs that named an OES level. The form asks for the level only when the employer set the wage from the OES survey itself; 64 of 927 used another source, such as a DOL wage determination or another survey. Level I is entry, Level IV fully competent.

What it declared on Section H

H-1B-dependent
No
Found a willful violator
No

As answered on its newest LCA, filed June 22, 2026. Declared H-1B-dependent on 0 of 881 LCAs, and a willful violator on 0 of 985. Both are the employer's own answers.

What the two answers mean

H-1B-dependent (20 CFR 655.736(a)): 25 or fewer full-time-equivalent employees in the US and more than 7 H-1B workers; 26 to 50 and more than 12; or 51 or more, with H-1B workers equal to at least 15% of them.

Willful violator (655.736(f)): DOL or the Justice Department found a willful failure or a misrepresentation of a material fact in the five years before the LCA was filed.

Either one adds two promises to the employer's LCAs: not to displace US workers, and to recruit US workers before hiring H-1B workers (655.738, 655.739). They don't apply to an LCA used only for exempt workers, paid at least $60,000 a year or holding a related master's degree (655.737). The rule on eCFR

Visas these LCAs support: H-1B 985 · E-3 (Australia) 7. E-3 and H-1B1 use the same LCA as the H-1B.

Against other sponsors

Where it sits among 70,985 sponsors. The full ranking sorts every column.

Each figure ranked only among sponsors with enough cases for it to mean something. No single score: they measure different things.

  • PERM approval rate

    94.6% of 147 decided PERM cases

    Higher than 8% of the 1,343 sponsors with 30 or more decided cases.

  • PERM filings in the last 12 months

    28 filed in the last 12 months

    Higher than 97% of the 14,032 sponsors that filed in the last 12 months.

  • H-1B LCAs certified in the last 24 months

    243 certified in the last 24 months

    Higher than 99% of the 27,861 sponsors with a certified LCA in the last 24 months.

  • Share of H-1B positions that were transfers

    21% of 285 certified H-1B positions, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 67% of the 5,558 sponsors with 20 or more certified positions.

  • Share of H-1B LCAs at wage level III or IV

    54% of 264 certified LCAs with a level, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 70% of the 5,177 sponsors with 20 or more leveled LCAs.

  • USCIS H-1B approval rate, last 3 fiscal years

    99.1% of 331 USCIS decisions

    Higher than 56% of the 5,810 sponsors with 20 or more USCIS decisions.

Position in the field 1,343 sponsors with 30+ decided

Approval rate

94.6%ahead of 8%

0% 100%

Median days to decision

447 daysahead of 69%

5d 1152d
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. More
Each bar counts sponsors at that value. Sponsors with fewer than 30 decided cases are left out of the population rather than plotted, because a rate over a handful of cases lands wherever the handful landed. The line marks this one.
DOL PERM disclosure files

Against the sponsors ranked nearest

The 120 sponsors ranked nearest filed between 119 and 199 filings.

Their median wait
470 days
This one
447 days

This one sits 23 days ahead of them.

Why no approval rate

A band is a slice of the volume ranking rather than a population picked for having enough decided cases, so a band rate would be solid at the top of the list and noise at the bottom, under one heading.

Where this sits in the ranking

Ranked 251 of 70,985 by volume: 250 filed at least as many filings, and 70,734 filed no more.

Just above
Okta, Inc. 154 filings
Just below
Yahoo Holdings Inc. 151 filings

Sponsors filing at the same rate

Ranked either side of this one: they file about as many PERM cases.

Sponsors hiring for the same work

The employers filing the most PERM cases for Software Developers, the occupation this sponsor files for most.

What they file, and where

A rank says how much. It says nothing about what the work is, which is the part a job offer from this sponsor turns on.

What the jobs are

Software Developers

SOC 15-1252.00 · 17 filings, 11% of everything they file

How this is counted

These are the 6 occupations with the most filings, 76 of 151 cases between them. The occupation on a PERM is the SOC code on the form, which is the job as DOL classifies it rather than the job title on the offer. DOL still accepts two SOC vintages, so one job can appear twice under two codes; the code is printed for exactly that reason.

The industry they declared

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

NAICS 339112 · 79 filings

  • Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 3391172
How this is counted

The NAICS code the employer entered on the form, with the Census Bureau's title for it. DOL publishes the code alone, and an employer can file under more than one.

Where the jobs are

  • New Jersey 46
  • California 42
  • Nebraska 16
  • Maryland 13
  • Texas 8
  • Arizona 6
How this is counted

The worksite state on the application, which is where the job is and not where the company is headquartered. Volume by state across everyone is on the state map. These 6 states cover 131 of 151 filings.

Where the work is

  • Franklin Lakes, NJ 46
  • San Diego, CA 21
  • Columbus, NE 15
  • Milpitas, CA 11
  • El Paso, TX 7
  • San Jose, CA 7
How this is counted

The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 107 of 151 filings.

Who files for them

  1. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. 113 filings · 100.0% approved
  2. Vialto Partners LLP 38 filings · 78.4% approved
How this is counted

The law firm named on the application. 151 of 151 filings, 100% of the total.

Newspapers it advertised in

  1. The Star-Ledger

    38 cases

  2. The San Diego Union-Tribune

    13 cases

  3. Lincoln Journal Star

    12 cases

  4. The Mercury News

    10 cases

  5. The Baltimore Sun

    9 cases

  6. El Paso Times

    7 cases
How this is counted

The newspaper or professional journal named for each case's two print ads, one count per paper per case, however the filer spelled it.

Additional steps it used

  1. Job search websites

    118 cases

  2. Local or ethnic newspapers

    118 cases

  3. Radio or TV ads

    80 cases

  4. Trade or professional organizations

    28 cases

  5. The employer's website

    15 cases
How this is counted

The steps a professional job needs beyond the job order and the ads, by the number of cases that name each.

How long before filing it began

  1. Under 30 days

    0.0%

  2. 30 to 59 days

    0.0%

  3. 60 to 89 days

    19%

  4. 90 to 119 days

    36%

  5. 120 to 149 days

    21%

  6. 150 to 180 days

    23%

  7. Over 180 days

    0.8%
How this is counted

Days from the first recruitment step to the filing. 20 C.F.R. § 656.17(e) puts the job order and ads 30 to 180 days before filing.

Where every PERM employer recruits

History

Year by year since 2008

440 PERM decisions from FY2008 to FY2026, busiest in FY2026 with 65.

  • certified
  • denied
  • withdrawn

Fiscal years, October to September. A year filed under another name is missing, not zero. FY2026 is partial: DOL's newest file runs through June 2026.

Every year as a table
Fiscal year Certified Denied Withdrawn
FY2008 10 0 0
FY2009 5 0 0
FY2010 14 0 0
FY2011 9 0 0
FY2012 6 0 0
FY2013 6 0 0
FY2014 6 1 0
FY2015 14 0 0
FY2016 13 0 0
FY2017 7 0 0
FY2018 45 0 0
FY2019 38 0 0
FY2020 20 0 0
FY2021 27 0 0
FY2022 37 0 1
FY2023 27 0 3
FY2024 43 0 2
FY2025 40 1 0
FY2026 56 7 2

Decided in FY2016 to FY2023

The 25 most recent of 218. Case numbers from these years start with A-; look one up for DOL's full record.

Case Decided Outcome Job Offered wage
A-22290-40558 2023-09-26 certified Senior Software Test Automation Engineer, CA $89,648
A-22259-22901 2023-08-21 certified Global Marketing Manager, UT $159,494
A-22259-23106 2023-08-18 certified Analyst 4 – Business Metrics and Analytics, GA $119,538
A-22257-21115 2023-08-18 certified Portfolio Excellence Manager, CA $162,259
A-22252-18896 2023-08-17 certified Sr. Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, CA $139,360
A-22237-12236 2023-07-18 certified Sr. Software Quality Engineering, CA $135,429
A-22223-04228 2023-06-14 certified Director, HR Solutions, NJ $237,016
A-22221-02491 2023-06-13 certified Global Service Engineer, CA $120,000
The other 17
A-22214-98609 2023-06-06 certified Senior Manufacturing Engineer, NPI, CA $157,269
A-23104-27824 2023-05-30 withdrawn Technical Team Lead, TX $75,000
A-22210-97360 2023-05-15 certified Staff Engineer, Hardware Quality, CA $125,000
A-22208-95551 2023-05-11 certified Staff Engineer, Software Quality, CA $168,834
A-22144-59966 2023-05-11 certified Sr. Business Procurement Manager, CA $158,163
A-22096-36421 2023-05-10 certified Sr. Solution Analyst, Platform Solutions and Services, NJ $147,006
A-22133-55139 2023-04-24 certified MDS CoE/Lean PMO Director, NJ $237,016
A-22158-67298 2023-04-21 withdrawn Automation Technical Specialist, NJ $82,505
A-22195-88893 2023-04-12 certified Analyst 3, Business Intelligence and Analytics, CA $98,969
A-22252-18975 2023-03-15 withdrawn Staff Supplier Quality Engineer, CA $129,150
A-22160-69388 2023-03-13 certified Associate Manager, HEOR, NJ $103,000
A-22136-55620 2023-02-27 certified Scientist 3, Biology, CA $128,322
A-22104-40705 2023-01-18 certified Project Manager, Labeling, GA $102,128
A-22075-26188 2023-01-13 certified Staff Quality Engineer, UT $115,350
A-22098-38013 2023-01-04 certified Sr. Engineer, Software, CA $139,360
A-22097-37731 2023-01-04 certified Sr. Engineer, Software, CA $139,360
A-22091-34464 2023-01-03 certified Senior Mechanical Engineer, MD $127,254

Who they sponsored, FY2016 to FY2023

From DOL's old form; the form in use since mid-2023 doesn't carry them. Top six of each.

Country of citizenship

  • India 120
  • Mexico 38
  • China 19
  • Canada 10
  • Brazil 6
  • Taiwan 3

Worker's education

  • Master's 120
  • Bachelor's 84
  • Doctorate 7
  • None 6
  • Other 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 174
  • L-1 27
  • TN 9
  • F-1 3
  • L-2 1
  • O-1 1

Schools

  • SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY 7
  • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 5
  • UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI 5
  • INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY 4
  • JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD 4
  • STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4

Fields of study

  • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 21
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE 20
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 20
  • INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 16
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 12
  • ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING 12

Notes on these numbers

What these numbers don't say

5 notes
The wage is the job, not the payer
Their filings are led by Software Developers, 17 of 151. The median offered wage moves almost entirely with what roles they file. A software developer and a poultry cutter are different numbers wherever they are filed, so this figure is not plotted against the field and no percentile is given for it: that comparison would rank occupation mix and call it pay. Wages by occupation are on the wages page.
Volume doesn’t change the wait
DOL works a single national queue, oldest first, whoever filed the case, so these 151 filings bought no priority: a company with four thousand waits exactly as long as one with three.
The name is a legal entity
DOL prints whatever went on the form, and here that name ranks 251. A group that files through several subsidiaries appears as several rows, and one that files everything through a parent appears once, so a rank is a rank among printed names rather than among companies.
A median over 147 decided cases
The queue is national and first in, first out, so this figure follows when the cases were filed as much as it follows the sponsor.
Two sources, and they do not add up
The filing counts come from DOL's disclosure files, where every row already carries a decision date, so nothing pending is in them. The queue figures come from a live per-case tracker with its own coverage and its own as-of date. Subtracting one from the other gives a number that means nothing. The worksite on most of these is NJ. Where the queue stands overall is on the processing times page.

The window these figures cover: DOL's PERM disclosure files for fiscal years 2024 to 2026, through the third quarter of 2026, 373,939 decided cases. Nothing pending is counted here. How each figure is built

Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly

Employers and firms: Derived from DOL's disclosure files · data through Jun 30, 2026 · rebuilt with each quarterly load

Per-case statuses: flag.dol.gov/recaptcha/caseStatus (DOL, direct) · data through Oct 23, 2026 · daily

What each source includes

Case data: Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting isn't in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases.

Employers and firms: Employers, law firms and occupations ranked from decided cases only.

Per-case statuses: Every PERM case DOL indexes, pending included. No wage, law firm or worksite: DOL reveals those only when a case is published.

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