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Veterinarians

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1131 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1131
Share of U.S. applications
0.07%
Applications on record
8,069
FY2025
606
Median offered wage
$145,000
Certified (last three years)
97.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$145,000certified 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 Veterinarians (SOC 29-1131). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Veterinarians

303606FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
303606FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200874
FY2009100
FY2010486
FY2011433
FY2012488
FY2013429
FY2014474
FY2015468
FY2016533
FY2017532
FY2018482
FY2019418
FY2020348
FY2021382
FY2022424
FY2023451
FY2024382
FY2025606
FY2026*559
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*048673
FY20250502104
FY2024136912
FY2023039952
FY2022037945
FY2021332455
FY2020030444
FY2019036949
FY2018241763
FY2017047359
FY2016043994
FY2015039177
FY2014039084
FY2013038544
FY2012042068
FY2011037855
FY20100382104
FY200906931
FY20080074
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. Medical Management International, Inc.367
  2. Medical Management International, Inc.302
  3. Vca Inc.218
  4. North Carolina State University169
  5. University of Illinois126
  6. A Caring Doctor (Texas), P.C.125
  7. University of California, Davis114
  8. Louisiana State University and A & M College111
  9. A Caring Doctor (minnesota), P.A.108
  10. A Caring Doctor (minnesota), P.A.103
  11. Tufts University94
  12. University of Minnesota92
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).

Veterinarians: applications by worksite state

1+10+40+101+190+
1+10+40+101+190+
Data table
StateApplications
CA2,096
TX709
FL585
NY511
IL344
NC304
WA279
VA265
MI253
MA226
PA208
NJ190
WI187
IN165
GA143
LA125
OR122
OH120
MN115
AZ106
MD103
CO101
IA87
MO75
NV70
KY64
CT58
TN55
OK53
SC41
KS40
AL40
NM33
UT26
HI26
AK23
RI15
MT13
ME12
DC12
NH11
MS10
DE9
SD9
NE8
AR4
ND4
WV4
VT4
ID2
WY2
GU1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA654
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ449
  3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA431
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV277
  5. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX269
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX227
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN212
  8. Raleigh-Cary, NC212
  9. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA209
  10. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA200
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 $145,000; middle half $104,749 to $186,061 · median prevailing wage $106,798 (marker) · 1,298 applications.

$40k$90k$140k$190k$240k
$40k$90k$140k$190k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I314
  2. Level II578
  3. Level III140
  4. Level IV172
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Veterinarian2,234
  2. Associate Veterinarian1,817
  3. Veterinary Intern245
  4. Veterinary Resident243
  5. Resident151
  6. Emergency Veterinarian100
  7. Assistant Professor80
  8. Clinical Assistant Professor74
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.

  • Ames, IA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Madison, WI
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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
  • 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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