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Rehabilitation Counselors

Occupation · SOC 2018 21-1015 · United States

SOC 2018 code
21-1015
Share of U.S. applications
0.05%
Applications on record
6,036
FY2025
825
Median offered wage
$40,664
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$40,664certified 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 Rehabilitation Counselors (SOC 21-1015). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Rehabilitation Counselors

420840FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
420840FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200819
FY200942
FY2010214
FY2011208
FY2012192
FY2013146
FY2014129
FY2015133
FY2016158
FY2017167
FY2018163
FY2019190
FY2020175
FY2021248
FY2022768
FY2023840
FY2024632
FY2025825
FY2026*787
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*00454333
FY20250075075
FY20240062210
FY2023008337
FY20222074818
FY2021012389
FY20200015916
FY20190017614
FY20180013231
FY20170015611
FY20160013622
FY20150011518
FY20140011118
FY20130013511
FY20120017913
FY20110117928
FY20100017737
FY2009003111
FY200800019
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 Foundation2,310
  2. Richmond Children Center, Inc.426
  3. Hillcrest Educational Centers, Inc.325
  4. Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Inc.303
  5. Boston Higashi School, Inc.230
  6. New England Center For Children, Inc.219
  7. The Home for Little Wanderers206
  8. United Cerebral Palsy Associations of NYS, Inc.176
  9. Ahrc NYC112
  10. Anderson Center for Autism68
  11. Road To Responsibility, Inc.67
  12. The Devereux Foundation Massachusetts67
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).

Rehabilitation Counselors: applications by worksite state

1+3+6+13+34+
1+3+6+13+34+
Data table
StateApplications
NY2,217
MA2,084
PA628
CA237
NJ173
FL165
NH73
IL71
CT41
TX34
GA31
MD30
AZ30
DC30
CO23
MI19
RI15
MO13
MN10
WI10
OK9
ME8
AK8
NC7
ID7
KY6
OH6
WA6
AL5
KS5
OR5
VA5
IN5
NV3
IA3
LA2
NE2
MP2
TN2
PR2
UT1
SC1
AR1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,302
  2. Worcester, MA1,073
  3. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD679
  4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH642
  5. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY465
  6. Pittsfield, MA328
  7. Utica-Rome, NY305
  8. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA85
  9. Hudson, NY77
  10. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL72
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 $40,664; middle half $38,605 to $46,051 · median prevailing wage $38,605 (marker) · 1,793 applications.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,337
  2. Level II368
  3. Level III84
  4. Level IV36
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Direct Care Professional1,108
  2. Rehabilitation Counselor507
  3. Direct Support Professional392
  4. Habilitation Counselor327
  5. Habilitation Specialist301
  6. Youth Development Professional260
  7. Rehab Counselor (direct Care Professional)133
  8. Residential Instructor 1123
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Hudson, NY
  • Kingston, NY
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Pittsfield, MA
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
  • Utica-Rome, NY
  • Worcester, MA
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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