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Physical Therapists

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1123 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1123
Share of U.S. applications
0.39%
Applications on record
47,542
FY2025
2,058
Median offered wage
$83,200
Certified (last three years)
99.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$83,200certified 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 Physical Therapists (SOC 29-1123). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Physical Therapists

2,2014,401FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,2014,401FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20089
FY2009995
FY20104,401
FY20113,687
FY20124,268
FY20133,546
FY20143,282
FY20154,001
FY20163,285
FY20172,935
FY20182,877
FY20192,059
FY20201,869
FY20211,724
FY20221,727
FY20231,436
FY20241,564
FY20252,058
FY2026*1,819
Fiscal yearCW-1LCAPERM
FY2026*71,8111
FY202512,0543
FY202411,5621
FY202341,4302
FY202261,7201
FY2021111,7067
FY2020211,8453
FY201932,0497
FY201802,8707
FY201702,9314
FY201603,2814
FY201503,9956
FY201403,2784
FY201303,5397
FY201204,25513
FY201103,67611
FY201004,3929
FY2009098411
FY2008009
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. Grandison Management, Inc.3,341
  2. Grandison Management, Inc.2,117
  3. Management Health Systems, Inc.1,478
  4. Avant Healthcare Professionals1,177
  5. Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services, Inc.975
  6. Management Health Systems, LLC748
  7. Access Therapies, Inc.736
  8. Itrace Foundation, Inc.724
  9. Health Carousel, LLC699
  10. Aegis Therapies, Inc.684
  11. Comprehab, Inc.636
  12. Rehabcare Group East, Inc.604
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).

Physical Therapists: applications by worksite state

8+61+132+325+1,142+
8+61+132+325+1,142+
Data table
StateApplications
NY8,677
MI5,210
IL4,329
TX4,227
FL2,845
CA2,779
IN2,197
MD2,105
NJ1,923
VA1,372
NC1,193
CT1,142
MA1,113
PA1,034
WA773
NM715
GA632
MO417
OR378
OH370
AL339
KS325
WI320
DE317
IA305
AZ195
DC193
WV188
TN180
LA176
NV163
KY135
CO132
MS128
NH109
VT87
SC86
MP86
ME81
AR79
NE77
GU66
RI61
ID59
MN43
OK36
MT32
HI26
SD25
UT19
AK17
WY14
ND8
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ8,074
  2. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI2,991
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,547
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,794
  5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX1,000
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD798
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX771
  8. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD763
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH728
  10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA692
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 $83,200; middle half $76,648 to $95,000 · median prevailing wage $80,101 (marker) · 5,288 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3,558
  2. Level II1,295
  3. Level III400
  4. Level IV148
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Physical Therapist42,599
  2. Physical Therapists745
  3. Staff Physical Therapist449
  4. Physical Therapy160
  5. Senior Physical Therapist143
  6. Physical Therapist I139
  7. NYS Licensed Physical Therapist119
  8. Licensed Physical Therapist116
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.

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
  • Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New Haven, CT
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Ottawa, IL
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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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