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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Occupation · SOC 2018 21-1023 · United States

SOC 2018 code
21-1023
Share of U.S. applications
0.02%
Applications on record
1,970
FY2025
179
Median offered wage
$61,800
Certified (last three years)
97.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$61,800certified 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 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (SOC 21-1023). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

90179FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
90179FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200816
FY200927
FY2010107
FY2011125
FY2012101
FY201362
FY201477
FY201586
FY201670
FY201783
FY2018106
FY2019136
FY2020116
FY2021137
FY2022145
FY2023146
FY2024149
FY2025179
FY2026*102
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*8814
FY202515623
FY202413613
FY202312422
FY202212916
FY202112611
FY202010511
FY201911917
FY20189214
FY2017794
FY20165515
FY20155828
FY20146215
FY20135012
FY20128417
FY20119233
FY20108324
FY20091215
FY2008016
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. C.c.m.s.230
  2. GANDARA Mental HEALTH CENTER Inc104
  3. Omni Health Services, Inc.61
  4. North Suffolk Mental Health Association, Inc.42
  5. Asian Counseling and Referral Service34
  6. The Child Center of NY30
  7. Acmh, Inc.28
  8. Research Foundation of CUNY27
  9. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois20
  10. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation18
  11. Sco Family of Services15
  12. Hamilton-Madison House15
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).

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers: applications by worksite state

1+3+8+15+25+
1+3+8+15+25+
Data table
StateApplications
NY646
MA270
CA244
PA134
IL111
WA75
MO38
OH34
TX28
GA27
NV25
OK23
MI23
DC23
IN20
MD18
FL17
CT17
MN16
KY15
VA15
UT13
NJ13
OR12
NC9
WI9
CO9
NE9
AZ8
ND8
SC8
KS8
AL7
TN7
NM5
HI5
MS4
MT3
WY3
ID3
ME2
AR1
VT1
WV1
IA1
LA1
RI1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ643
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH186
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA117
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN110
  5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD105
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA62
  7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA61
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV40
  9. Springfield, MA36
  10. Worcester, MA32
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 $61,800; middle half $53,310 to $76,960 · median prevailing wage $53,726 (marker) · 357 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I146
  2. Level II132
  3. Level III45
  4. Level IV30
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Social Worker127
  2. Psychotherapist65
  3. Therapist49
  4. In-home Therapy Clinician46
  5. Clinician46
  6. Outpatient Therapist42
  7. Case Manager41
  8. Mental Health Social Worker36
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
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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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