VISA ATLASWork visas & talent mobility
From→ToFind a corridor EN
☰

Pharmacists

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1051 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1051
Share of U.S. applications
0.17%
Applications on record
20,889
FY2025
528
Median offered wage
$135,200
Certified (last three years)
98.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$135,200certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
OC<USAPHARMACISTS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
2910518<N208896<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<8

Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Pharmacists

1,5983,196FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,5983,196FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008402
FY2009797
FY20103,196
FY20112,169
FY20122,220
FY20132,027
FY20141,643
FY20151,399
FY20161,230
FY2017975
FY2018859
FY2019733
FY2020510
FY2021448
FY2022483
FY2023434
FY2024388
FY2025528
FY2026*448
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*39652
FY202544286
FY202434147
FY202336569
FY202240875
FY202138266
FY202043773
FY2019612121
FY2018716143
FY2017811164
FY2016993237
FY20151,119280
FY20141,430213
FY20131,875152
FY20121,957263
FY20111,829340
FY20102,568628
FY2009567230
FY20080402
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. CVS RX Services, Inc.5,239
  2. Rite Aid Corp.3,111
  3. Wal-mart Associates, Inc.912
  4. Walgreen Co.813
  5. Safeway Inc.458
  6. Albertson's, LLC198
  7. Winn-dixie Stores, Inc.162
  8. Kroger Limited112
  9. Kmart Corporation107
  10. Rite Aid106
  11. Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.102
  12. Publix Super Markets, Inc.89
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).

Pharmacists: applications by worksite state

3+26+72+190+544+
3+26+72+190+544+
Data table
StateApplications
CA3,381
FL2,318
TX2,106
MI1,621
NJ1,068
WA994
NY820
MD732
NC728
VA714
PA618
AZ544
CT499
IN393
OH373
GA345
MA341
WI319
SC244
TN229
KY217
IL197
OR190
DC187
ME181
NM178
MN172
DE123
MO118
KS115
WV107
VT76
NV72
GU59
AL52
NH52
IA50
OK47
CO37
NE34
ND33
LA33
AK31
UT26
MS24
MP20
AR18
WY13
RI9
HI8
ID8
MT6
SD4
VI3
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,576
  2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI977
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV648
  4. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX612
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA576
  6. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL531
  7. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA461
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA413
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD412
  10. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL363
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 $135,200; middle half $121,087 to $149,610 · median prevailing wage $117,811 (marker) · 1,151 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I425
  2. Level II461
  3. Level III190
  4. Level IV81
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Pharmacist10,240
  2. Pharmacy Manager1,576
  3. Staff Pharmacist850
  4. Pharmacist in Charge792
  5. Pharmacist Intern398
  6. Pharmacist-in-charge379
  7. Pharmacist Manager238
  8. Staff Pharmacist FT205
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.

  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more