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Directors, Religious Activities and Education

Occupation · SOC 2018 21-2021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
21-2021
Share of U.S. applications
0.02%
Applications on record
1,924
FY2025
118
Median offered wage
$60,320
Certified (last three years)
93.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$60,320certified 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 Directors, Religious Activities and Education (SOC 21-2021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Directors, Religious Activities and Education

114227FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
114227FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200834
FY200961
FY2010204
FY2011227
FY2012162
FY2013110
FY2014125
FY2015118
FY2016134
FY2017106
FY201887
FY201950
FY202064
FY202146
FY202270
FY202354
FY202478
FY2025118
FY2026*76
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*03442
FY202508038
FY202406711
FY202302925
FY202203535
FY202102323
FY202004024
FY201903218
FY201803750
FY201705056
FY201615875
FY201506157
FY201408738
FY201308624
FY201209072
FY2011015770
FY2010014559
FY200903625
FY20080034
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. World Carp Inc.16
  2. Chinese Christian Herald Crusades, Inc.14
  3. Mequon Jewish Preschool, Inc.13
  4. American International Puti (Bodhi) Dharma Society8
  5. Adventist Health System/sunbelt Inc7
  6. Nexus Community Church7
  7. Light of Love Mission Church7
  8. Liberty Christian Academy7
  9. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America7
  10. New Frontier Chodae Church7
  11. The Welling Up Church of New Jersey7
  12. Pathway College Outreach Ministry6
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).

Directors, Religious Activities and Education: applications by worksite state

1+3+9+20+50+
1+3+9+20+50+
Data table
StateApplications
CA408
NY313
NJ148
FL116
TX116
GA113
VA79
IL69
MA61
PA55
MD50
NC34
MO34
MN26
CO25
IN24
MI24
OH24
WA22
WI20
OR14
AZ12
AL12
IA12
AR11
TN11
CT9
DC9
KY9
OK9
LA8
NV8
SC7
VT5
ID4
RI4
KS3
HI3
DE2
WV2
ME2
NE2
MS1
UT1
GU1
AK1
SD1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ411
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA310
  3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA102
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV94
  5. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN64
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH50
  7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL44
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX40
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD35
  10. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL33
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 $60,320; middle half $49,098 to $78,500 · median prevailing wage $52,915 (marker) · 164 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I55
  2. Level II67
  3. Level III35
  4. Level IV24
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Director of Religious Education52
  2. Religious Education Director32
  3. Director of Religious Activities and Education27
  4. Executive Director20
  5. Director, Religious Activities and Education17
  6. Christian Education Director16
  7. Education Director14
  8. Religious Activities and Education Director13
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.

  • 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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