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Dentists, General

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1021
Share of U.S. applications
0.17%
Applications on record
21,062
FY2025
1,349
Median offered wage
$180,000
Certified (last three years)
97.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$180,000certified 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 Dentists, General (SOC 29-1021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Dentists, General

7931,585FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
7931,585FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008127
FY2009270
FY2010972
FY2011939
FY2012979
FY2013890
FY20141,113
FY20151,183
FY20161,458
FY20171,420
FY20181,585
FY20191,439
FY20201,255
FY20211,244
FY20221,186
FY20231,157
FY20241,185
FY20251,349
FY2026*1,311
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1,067244
FY20251,086263
FY20241,035150
FY2023984173
FY20221,005181
FY20211,044200
FY20201,053202
FY20191,208231
FY20181,279306
FY20171,161259
FY20161,169289
FY20151,014169
FY2014922191
FY2013780110
FY2012728251
FY2011760179
FY2010746226
FY200918783
FY20080127
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. Western Dental Services, Inc.783
  2. JDC Healthcare, PLLC493
  3. Maverick Family Dental, P.C.277
  4. Kool Smiles, P.C.261
  5. Dental Dreams LLC218
  6. Soumava Sen DDS PC187
  7. Dental Experts LLC132
  8. Ghazal, Rodgers, and Watanabe Dental Corporation131
  9. 42 North Dental Care, LLC128
  10. Perfect Dental, LLC123
  11. Family Healthcare Network111
  12. Professional Dental Alliance104
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).

Dentists, General: applications by worksite state

1+20+78+222+520+
1+20+78+222+520+
Data table
StateApplications
TX3,347
CA3,057
MA2,478
IL1,290
PA1,229
CT1,035
OH773
VA586
WA546
NY541
WI536
FL520
MI467
IN442
NJ431
MD367
NM333
NH280
GA270
MN254
CO229
MO222
NC201
OK151
IA150
ME138
RI133
AZ113
VT109
SC106
OR95
KY78
NV76
KS70
TN65
DC60
NE47
AL43
LA31
AK29
ND21
MS20
ID18
WV16
DE10
AR9
HI9
UT9
SD7
MP6
MT3
GU1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,437
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,066
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN667
  4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD570
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX549
  6. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ529
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA513
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV452
  9. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT431
  10. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA394
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 $180,000; middle half $145,600 to $208,000 · median prevailing wage $142,532 (marker) · 3,026 applications.

$100k$140k$180k$220k$260k
$100k$140k$180k$220k$260k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,093
  2. Level II1,231
  3. Level III514
  4. Level IV322
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Dentist9,129
  2. General Dentist2,847
  3. Associate Dentist2,187
  4. Dentist (managing Clinical Director)461
  5. Dentist (associate)418
  6. Staff Dentist167
  7. Associate General Dentist137
  8. Pediatric Dentist116
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.

  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Fresno, CA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Modesto, CA
  • New Haven, CT
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Springfield, MA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Visalia, CA
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • 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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