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Respiratory Therapists

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1126 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1126
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
146
FY2025
20
Median offered wage
$71,491
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$71,491certified 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 Respiratory Therapists (SOC 29-1126). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Respiratory Therapists

1020FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1020FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084
FY20094
FY201016
FY20114
FY20126
FY20133
FY20143
FY20153
FY20166
FY20177
FY20184
FY20192
FY20204
FY202118
FY202218
FY20239
FY20247
FY202520
FY2026*8
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*71
FY2025155
FY202443
FY202381
FY2022108
FY2021171
FY202031
FY201920
FY201831
FY201743
FY201642
FY201530
FY201412
FY201330
FY201260
FY201140
FY2010106
FY200913
FY200804
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. Rush University Medical Center20
  2. UofL Health - Louisville, Inc.14
  3. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center7
  4. Lubbock I Enterprises, L.L.C.7
  5. University Medical Center, Inc.7
  6. Terrick Properties, Inc.6
  7. Covenant Medical Center5
  8. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.5
  9. The Curators of the University of Missouri4
  10. Providence Hospital4
  11. Guam Memorial Hospital Authority4
  12. Grady Health System4
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).

Respiratory Therapists: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+4+9+
1+1+2+4+9+
Data table
StateApplications
TX30
IL21
KY21
FL11
GA11
NC9
NY5
DC4
MI4
MO4
CA4
GU4
PA3
MP3
MD2
UT2
NJ1
MN1
AR1
TN1
MA1
VA1
OH1
NM1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Lubbock, TX21
  2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN21
  3. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN21
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA8
  5. Winston-Salem, NC7
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV7
  7. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6
  8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5
  9. Tallahassee, FL5
  10. Columbia, MO4
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 $71,491; middle half $67,226 to $82,836 · median prevailing wage $69,971 (marker) · 25 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I15
  2. Level II4
  3. Level III4
  4. Level IV3
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Respiratory Therapist41
  2. Registered Respiratory Therapist II20
  3. Respiratory Therapist 29
  4. Registered Respiratory Therapist6
  5. Respiratory Therapist II5
  6. Ecmo Specialist III3
  7. Ecmo Specialist3
  8. Exercise Physiologist2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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