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PERM sponsor, #153 of 70,985 by filings

Medtronic, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc. sponsors green cards: it filed 56 PERM cases in the last 12 months, the newest on September 16, 2026. Medtronic, Inc. has 39 PERM cases waiting with DOL.

Main job
Software Developers · 21% of its filings
Main worksite
Minneapolis, MN · 47% of its filings
Industry
Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing · NAICS 334510

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Filings

248

#153 of 70,985

Certified

243

2 denied

Approval

99.2%

field 96.8%

Median wage

$115,900

offered, per year

Median days

467

1 slower 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 264 cases in the live tracker

Waiting on a decision

39

of 264 tracked cases. The other 225 have been decided.

The oldest one still waiting was filed August 19, 2024, 26 months ago.

Where those 39 are standing

ANALYST REVIEW
3897%

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

BALCA APPEALS
13%

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.

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 264 of this sponsor's cases: read this share against 264, never against the lifetime filings above. Live case tracker, as of October 23, 2026

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What DOL has done to its cases as a group

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Its newest filings

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

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. Medtronic, Inc.

    median of 21 decisions in the last 90 days

    305 days

  2. Every employer

    median of 32,219 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 79,592 cases, and would be decided around March 21, 2027 (between March 1, 2027 and April 30, 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)
248 published
39 pending
$115,900 median, n=248
Prevailing wage requests
196 published
19 pending
$108,451 median, n=196
H-1B labor condition applications
2,118 published
6 pending
$108,680 median, n=2,109

Its median H-1B wage is $108,680 across 2,109 LCAs, 6.2% lower than its median PERM wage of $115,900 across 248 cases. Different forms, different years and different jobs sit behind the two medians, so this is a gap in what was filed, not a finding.

Of its 39 pending PERM cases, 1 (2.6%) sit outside DOL's normal queue: 1 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; 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 Medtronic, Inc., 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: 2,118 LCAs filed by Medtronic, Inc., 1,979 of them certified with the worker breakdown on Form ETA-9035.

New hires and transfers

327 positions for new employment, 508 moving here from another employer.

  • New employment 7a 327 · 17%
  • Change of employer 7e 508 · 26%
  • Continuing 7b 307 · 16%
  • Change in previous employment 7c 628 · 32%
  • Concurrent employment 7d 1 · 1%
  • Amended petition 7f 217 · 11%

Shares of the 1,979 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 52 · 3%
  • Level II 387 · 24%
  • Level III 570 · 35%
  • Level IV 603 · 37%

Shares of the 1,612 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; 367 of 1,979 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 23, 2026. Declared H-1B-dependent on 0 of 1,937 LCAs, and a willful violator on 0 of 2,108. 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 2,108 · E-3 (Australia) 10. 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

    99.2% of 245 decided PERM cases

    Higher than 27% of the 1,343 sponsors with 30 or more decided cases.

  • PERM filings in the last 12 months

    56 filed in the last 12 months

    Higher than 99% of the 14,051 sponsors that filed in the last 12 months.

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

    479 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

    17% of 574 certified H-1B positions, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 58% of the 5,558 sponsors with 20 or more certified positions.

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

    77% of 446 certified LCAs with a level, LCAs decided Jun 2024 to Jun 2026

    Higher than 90% of the 5,177 sponsors with 20 or more leveled LCAs.

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

    99.2% of 756 USCIS decisions

    Higher than 57% of the 5,810 sponsors with 20 or more USCIS decisions.

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

Approval rate

99.2%ahead of 27%

0% 100%

Median days to decision

467 daysahead of 47%

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 183 and 389 filings.

Their median wait
460 days
This one
467 days

This one sits 7 days behind 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 153 of 70,985 by volume: 152 filed at least as many filings, and 70,832 filed no more.

Just above
Micron Technology, Inc. 248 filings
Just below
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. 243 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 · 51 filings, 21% of everything they file · 100.0% approved

How this is counted

These are the 6 occupations with the most filings, 155 of 248 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

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing

NAICS 334510 · 219 filings

  • Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 3345129
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

  • Minnesota 168
  • California 35
  • Massachusetts 17
  • Florida 8
  • Texas 7
  • Colorado 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 241 of 248 filings.

Where the work is

  • Minneapolis, MN 116
  • Mounds View, MN 21
  • Fridley, MN 20
  • Northridge, CA 18
  • Danvers, MA 12
  • Santa Rosa, CA 12
How this is counted

The worksite city on the application, which is where the job is. These 6 cities cover 199 of 248 filings.

Who files for them

  1. Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. 228 filings · 99.6% approved
  2. Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP 19 filings
How this is counted

The law firm named on the application. 247 of 248 filings, 100% of the total.

Newspapers it advertised in

  1. Star Tribune

    112 cases

  2. Los Angeles Times

    11 cases

  3. The Minnesota Star Tribune

    11 cases

  4. The Boston Globe

    10 cases

  5. Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    7 cases

  6. Boulder Daily Camera

    4 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. Employee referral programs

    169 cases

  2. The employer's website

    169 cases

  3. Local or ethnic newspapers

    169 cases

  4. Radio or TV ads

    1 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

    1.8%

  4. 90 to 119 days

    13%

  5. 120 to 149 days

    27%

  6. 150 to 180 days

    59%

  7. Over 180 days

    0.0%
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

923 PERM decisions from FY2008 to FY2026, busiest in FY2024 with 93.

  • 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 21 0 0
FY2009 11 1 1
FY2010 43 5 0
FY2011 37 9 2
FY2012 30 9 5
FY2013 22 1 0
FY2014 38 0 0
FY2015 30 0 0
FY2016 50 1 0
FY2017 48 0 0
FY2018 49 0 0
FY2019 39 0 0
FY2020 44 0 0
FY2021 65 0 1
FY2022 54 0 1
FY2023 57 0 1
FY2024 89 2 2
FY2025 77 0 0
FY2026 77 0 1

Decided in FY2016 to FY2023

The 25 most recent of 410. Case numbers from these years start with A-; look one up for DOL's full record.

Case Decided Outcome Job Offered wage
A-22235-10556 2023-09-28 certified Sales Engineer-CRM (Cardiac Rhythm Management), NJ $87,000
A-22270-29042 2023-09-28 certified Sr. System Verification Engineer, CA $101,000
A-22300-47396 2023-09-28 certified Principal IT Business Systems Analyst -SAP, MN $153,000
A-22276-32622 2023-09-21 certified Senior Quality Applications Specialist, MN $89,000
A-22244-15682 2023-09-19 certified Principal IT Business Systems Analyst - SAP Master Data, CA $135,000
A-22277-33041 2023-09-13 certified Senior Software Engineers, MN $129,500
A-22255-19846 2023-09-05 withdrawn Sr. Quality Applications Specialist, CA $99,000
A-22245-16045 2023-08-25 certified Chemical Engineer II, MN $99,500
The other 17
A-22201-91604 2023-08-25 certified Sr. Clinical Statistical Programmer Analyst, CA $118,000
A-22250-17975 2023-08-24 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22250-17885 2023-08-24 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22250-17828 2023-08-24 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22252-19138 2023-08-21 certified Principal Software Project Engineer, CO $150,000
A-22249-17060 2023-08-21 certified Principal Technical Sourcing Specialist, MN $129,000
A-22209-96857 2023-07-31 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22250-17938 2023-07-21 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22249-16947 2023-07-21 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22221-03094 2023-07-19 certified Sr. R&D Engineer, CA $124,000
A-22250-17776 2023-07-17 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22243-15195 2023-07-12 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22242-14419 2023-07-12 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22222-03949 2023-07-06 certified Sr. Product Development Project Specialist, CA $105,000
A-22250-17731 2023-07-03 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22237-12013 2023-07-03 certified Sr. Software Engineer, MN $126,000
A-22242-14444 2023-06-29 certified Business Process Improvement Director, MN $188,000

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 326
  • China 34
  • Mexico 10
  • Canada 6
  • Colombia 4
  • France 2

Worker's education

  • Master's 300
  • Bachelor's 86
  • Doctorate 19
  • Other 4
  • None 1

Visa held when filed

  • H-1B 381
  • L-1 14
  • F-1 4
  • TN 3
  • H-4 2
  • PAROLEE 1

Schools

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 17
  • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 15
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 13
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 12
  • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY 9
  • OSMANIA UNIVERSITY 7

Fields of study

  • BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 52
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE 39
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 38
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 28
  • INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 20
  • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 16

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, 51 of 248. 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 248 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 153. 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 245 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 MN. 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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