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Religious Workers, All Other

Occupation · SOC 2018 21-2099 · United States

SOC 2018 code
21-2099
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
428
FY2025
14
Median offered wage
$51,584
Certified (last three years)
86.2%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$51,584certified 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 Religious Workers, All Other (SOC 21-2099). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Religious Workers, All Other

3672FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3672FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200839
FY200941
FY201072
FY201159
FY201222
FY201315
FY201412
FY201518
FY201616
FY201716
FY201816
FY201912
FY20206
FY20218
FY202212
FY202311
FY202415
FY202514
FY2026*24
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*01014
FY20250104
FY20240141
FY20230110
FY20220102
FY2021161
FY2020024
FY20190102
FY20180142
FY20170133
FY20160133
FY20151134
FY20140111
FY20130123
FY20120157
FY201102534
FY201002943
FY20090932
FY20080039

Largest sponsoring employers

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

Applications by employer
  1. Jesus Christ Maranatha Global Ministries Inc10
  2. Psalm 128 Missions10
  3. Kirkridge, Inc7
  4. Saint Lucy's Church7
  5. Wave Church7
  6. Newspring Church, Inc.5
  7. Tufts University5
  8. NY Bethzatha Church of God5
  9. Church of ST. John Nam4
  10. NY Korean Pentecostal Holiness Church4
  11. Saint Francis Medical Center4

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Religious Workers, All Other: applications by worksite state

1+2+5+7+16+
1+2+5+7+16+
Data table
StateApplications
NY113
CA45
NC32
MA25
FL24
NJ24
TX21
OH16
PA12
VA10
MD10
SC9
GA8
TN7
IL7
MO6
MI5
IN5
KY5
CT5
KS5
MN5
NE4
AZ4
AL4
WV2
NM2
OR2
MS2
IA2
HI1
DC1
CO1
WI1
VI1
NV1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ122
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA23
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH22
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL12
  5. Asheville, NC12
  6. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ8
  7. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD8
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7
  9. Wilson, NC6
  10. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH6

Pay

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

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

Median $51,584; middle half $42,000 to $65,336 · median prevailing wage $40,747 (marker) · 32 applications.

$20k$35k$50k$65k$80k
$20k$35k$50k$65k$80k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I10
  2. Level II4
  3. Level III14
  4. Level IV5
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Chaplain16
  2. Project Director14
  3. Music Ministry Pastor9
  4. Religious Worker8
  5. Resident Theologian7
  6. Lead Pastor6
  7. Buddhist Chaplain5
  8. Outreach Coordinator5