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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Occupation · SOC 2018 21-1011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
21-1011
Share of U.S. applications
0.01%
Applications on record
707
FY2025
74
Median offered wage
$61,339
Certified (last three years)
93.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$61,339certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors (SOC 21-1011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

3978FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3978FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200813
FY200911
FY201078
FY201155
FY201246
FY201325
FY201427
FY201532
FY201634
FY201738
FY201848
FY201930
FY202026
FY202136
FY202243
FY202342
FY202421
FY202574
FY2026*28
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0244
FY20252684
FY20240210
FY20230366
FY20222401
FY20210324
FY20200233
FY20190291
FY20180408
FY20170317
FY20160304
FY20150293
FY20140243
FY20130223
FY20120379
FY201104411
FY201006216
FY2009083
FY20080013
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. The Devereux Foundation76
  2. Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.17
  3. Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation14
  4. Hazelden Foundation13
  5. Hamilton-Madison House12
  6. Children's Crisis Treatment Center, Inc.9
  7. Ahrc NYC8
  8. Melmark, Inc.8
  9. Anderson Center for Autism8
  10. Argus Community Inc.7
  11. The Center for Drug Free Living7
  12. Richmond Children Center, Inc.6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors: applications by worksite state

1+3+7+10+19+
1+3+7+10+19+
Data table
StateApplications
MA100
NY95
CA89
PA74
TX36
MN35
IL24
FL19
WA19
CO17
MD16
VA13
AZ12
KS12
IN11
OK11
NJ10
OR10
AK9
GA9
MO9
OH8
LA8
MI7
CT7
UT6
SD5
ND5
SC5
WI4
VI4
RI3
NE3
IA2
NC2
KY2
NH2
DC1
NM1
HI1
VT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ86
  2. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD64
  3. Worcester, MA53
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH38
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA34
  6. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI32
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN22
  8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA21
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA19
  10. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $61,339; middle half $54,727 to $70,381 · median prevailing wage $53,685 (marker) · 103 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I38
  2. Level II44
  3. Level III15
  4. Level IV10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Substance Abuse Counselor32
  2. Clinician32
  3. Counselor22
  4. Addiction Counselor17
  5. Board Certified Behavior Analyst17
  6. Clinical Therapist15
  7. Behavior Specialist15
  8. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (bcba)13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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