Orthodontists
Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1023 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 29-1023
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 589
- FY2025
- 47
- Median offered wage
- $265,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 96.1%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Orthodontists (SOC 29-1023). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Orthodontists
Data table
| FY2008 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 25 |
| FY2011 | 48 |
| FY2012 | 41 |
| FY2013 | 22 |
| FY2014 | 29 |
| FY2015 | 20 |
| FY2016 | 46 |
| FY2017 | 29 |
| FY2018 | 27 |
| FY2019 | 22 |
| FY2020 | 30 |
| FY2021 | 43 |
| FY2022 | 43 |
| FY2023 | 45 |
| FY2024 | 36 |
| FY2025 | 47 |
| FY2026* | 29 |
| Fiscal year | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 23 | 6 |
| FY2025 | 32 | 15 |
| FY2024 | 34 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 37 | 8 |
| FY2022 | 38 | 5 |
| FY2021 | 30 | 13 |
| FY2020 | 24 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 12 | 10 |
| FY2018 | 16 | 11 |
| FY2017 | 19 | 10 |
| FY2016 | 28 | 18 |
| FY2015 | 17 | 3 |
| FY2014 | 18 | 11 |
| FY2013 | 22 | 0 |
| FY2012 | 29 | 12 |
| FY2011 | 42 | 6 |
| FY2010 | 20 | 5 |
| FY2009 | 3 | 3 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 1 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- JDC Healthcare, PLLC27
- Kool Smiles Van, PC12
- Soumava Sen DDS PC11
- Western Dental Services, Inc.9
- Familia Dental Ros LLC8
- Texas Dental Associates PA8
- Damon B. Thompson, DDS, P.C.7
- North Mesa Dental, P.C.6
- Ismile Orthodontics LLC.6
- Tremont Road Dental Super, P.C.6
- Mira Dental Care, PLLC5
- Metroplex Dental Care PLLC5
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Orthodontists: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 211 |
| VA | 56 |
| CA | 35 |
| IL | 32 |
| MA | 32 |
| NY | 23 |
| FL | 22 |
| OH | 21 |
| WA | 19 |
| MI | 15 |
| NJ | 13 |
| MD | 12 |
| CT | 10 |
| OK | 10 |
| PA | 10 |
| NM | 9 |
| IN | 8 |
| LA | 7 |
| MN | 7 |
| MO | 5 |
| CO | 5 |
| GA | 4 |
| UT | 4 |
| AL | 3 |
| NH | 3 |
| NV | 3 |
| TN | 2 |
| AZ | 2 |
| WI | 2 |
| ME | 2 |
| SC | 1 |
| WV | 1 |
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX71
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX32
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ28
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH27
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV25
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN24
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX22
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA16
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX15
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL12
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $265,000; middle half $190,236 to $352,700 · median prevailing wage $209,726 (marker) · 82 applications.
- Level I22
- Level II16
- Level III8
- Level IV17
- Orthodontist357
- Associate Orthodontist29
- Orthodontists7
- Practitioner4
- Assistant Professor3
- Associate in Orthodontics3
- Craniofacial Orthodontist3
- General Dentist / Orthodontist3
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