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Speech-Language Pathologists

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1127 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1127
Share of U.S. applications
0.07%
Applications on record
8,769
FY2025
504
Median offered wage
$90,958
Certified (last three years)
97.5%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$90,958certified 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 Speech-Language Pathologists (SOC 29-1127). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Speech-Language Pathologists

376751FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
376751FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008112
FY2009198
FY2010751
FY2011617
FY2012538
FY2013436
FY2014554
FY2015556
FY2016540
FY2017475
FY2018539
FY2019518
FY2020416
FY2021453
FY2022388
FY2023343
FY2024430
FY2025504
FY2026*401
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*035843
FY2025046143
FY2024039436
FY2023032320
FY2022135235
FY2021040647
FY2020036947
FY2019047048
FY2018047960
FY2017039877
FY2016045090
FY2015048571
FY2014047975
FY2013039343
FY2012045583
FY20110508109
FY20100621130
FY2009015444
FY200800112
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. Pristine Rehab Care, LLC1,364
  2. Alphavista Services, Inc.736
  3. Bilinguals Inc.434
  4. Ebs Healthcare, Inc.430
  5. BMR Health Services, Inc.414
  6. The Stepping Stones Group LLC344
  7. Interface Rehab Inc.231
  8. Edtheory, LLC226
  9. Alliedmedix Resources, Inc.165
  10. SpEd Therapy Services, Inc.117
  11. Hallmark Rehabilitation GP, LLC104
  12. Aegis Therapies, Inc.95
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).

Speech-Language Pathologists: applications by worksite state

1+7+17+35+124+
1+7+17+35+124+
Data table
StateApplications
CA4,920
NY930
TX522
MI285
FL227
WA218
NJ156
MD143
MA142
IL130
PA124
AZ81
IN73
VA70
GA67
NC56
TN45
OH43
DE41
ND38
NV35
MN33
NM33
CO31
OR31
CT29
HI29
DC28
AR27
MO22
NE17
ME16
KS16
UT14
AL14
WI13
AK12
MS9
SC8
IA7
NH7
LA5
WV4
VT3
KY3
OK3
SD3
ID3
MT2
PR1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,621
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,020
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA801
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA759
  5. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA597
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX262
  7. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI237
  8. Vallejo, CA179
  9. Modesto, CA160
  10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD145
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 $90,958; middle half $77,875 to $101,360 · median prevailing wage $82,410 (marker) · 1,158 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I741
  2. Level II274
  3. Level III84
  4. Level IV51
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Speech Language Pathologist4,314
  2. Speech-language Pathologist1,071
  3. Speech Language Pathologists186
  4. Rpe/cfy - Speech Language Pathologist172
  5. Speech Pathologist156
  6. Clinical Fellow - Speech Language Pathology126
  7. Speech Therapist124
  8. Speech and Language Pathologist112
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.

  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Merced, CA
  • Modesto, CA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
  • Salinas, CA
  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Vallejo, CA
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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