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Clergy

Occupation · SOC 2018 21-2011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
21-2011
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
4,268
FY2025
393
Median offered wage
$55,000
Certified (last three years)
96.1%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$55,000certified 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 Clergy (SOC 21-2011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Clergy

215429FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
215429FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200874
FY2009137
FY2010429
FY2011375
FY2012351
FY2013163
FY2014246
FY2015250
FY2016212
FY2017170
FY2018180
FY2019136
FY2020118
FY2021133
FY2022147
FY2023130
FY2024233
FY2025393
FY2026*391
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*10207183
FY202501290102
FY20248117747
FY2023206563
FY2022609051
FY2021514879
FY20201004860
FY2019405577
FY20180052128
FY20170059111
FY20160063149
FY20150084166
FY201400124122
FY20130011350
FY201200208143
FY201100213162
FY201000279150
FY2009008750
FY200800074
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. Catholic Bishop of Chicago30
  2. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles29
  3. Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston26
  4. Diocese of Raleigh25
  5. Archdiocese of Atlanta24
  6. Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles20
  7. La Open Door Presbyterian Church16
  8. Paradise Evangelistic Association, Inc.15
  9. Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church14
  10. Wisconsin Conference of The United Methodist Church12
  11. The Oriental Mission Church12
  12. Glory Church of Jesus Christ12
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).

Clergy: applications by worksite state

1+6+17+44+112+
1+6+17+44+112+
Data table
StateApplications
CA965
TX312
NY295
IL274
NJ247
GA212
VA181
PA141
FL133
NC117
OH115
MA112
WA90
MI89
MD77
MO66
AZ56
MN52
TN52
CO50
NV46
CT44
IN44
WI44
AL40
KS40
OR33
MP32
KY30
LA29
OK28
SC28
AK21
DC17
IA17
AR13
NH13
ME12
NE12
HI11
WV11
ND9
NM8
UT6
RI6
DE6
VT5
VI5
SD4
MS4
PR3
ID2
WY2
GU1
MT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA664
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ474
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN243
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA188
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV181
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX137
  7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD107
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX94
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH92
  10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA67
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 $55,000; middle half $45,000 to $68,384 · median prevailing wage $49,754 (marker) · 631 applications.

$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k
$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I321
  2. Level II174
  3. Level III87
  4. Level IV85
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Pastor593
  2. Associate Pastor206
  3. Roman Catholic Priest118
  4. Senior Pastor116
  5. Chaplain87
  6. Clergy77
  7. Priest73
  8. Minister64
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.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • 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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