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Registered Nurses

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1141 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1141
Share of U.S. applications
0.08%
Applications on record
9,381
FY2025
1,707
Median offered wage
$79,040
Certified (last three years)
97.3%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$79,040certified 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 Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Registered Nurses

8541,707FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8541,707FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200811
FY2009197
FY20101,042
FY2011923
FY2012585
FY2013497
FY2014376
FY2015249
FY2016245
FY2017263
FY2018174
FY2019152
FY2020141
FY2021178
FY2022204
FY2023381
FY20241,058
FY20251,707
FY2026*998
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*909854
FY20253801,6645
FY20243711,0164
FY20233203436
FY202227116511
FY20213301405
FY2020360987
FY20191601333
FY20180015816
FY2017012548
FY20160122123
FY2015002445
FY2014003760
FY2013004961
FY2012005832
FY2011029201
FY2010001,0402
FY2009001952
FY200800011
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. Avant Healthcare Professionals420
  2. Florida Hospital411
  3. Management Health Systems, Inc.185
  4. Management Health Systems, Inc.175
  5. Ochsner Clinic Foundation164
  6. Emory Healthcare, Inc.146
  7. Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.142
  8. Conexus MedStaff LLC137
  9. Dubois Regional Medical Center128
  10. Louisiana Children's Medical Center126
  11. Atlas Healthcare, LLC114
  12. University of Rochester104
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).

Registered Nurses: applications by worksite state

2+28+59+116+222+
2+28+59+116+222+
Data table
StateApplications
FL1,246
NY1,074
CA593
TX563
IL522
MD418
PA375
LA329
GA316
NJ257
MP245
WA222
MI208
TN196
OH196
VA169
NC166
NM155
ND154
NE141
MA127
MT119
CO116
IA105
MO94
SC92
SD91
AZ91
IN84
ME83
MN70
KS65
AL64
CT59
DC48
VT47
AR47
OR46
KY42
UT42
ID41
OK39
WI35
NV33
MS28
HI25
AK14
WY13
WV13
VI12
NH11
DE8
GU6
PR6
RI2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ941
  2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL522
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN498
  4. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL498
  5. New Orleans-Metairie, LA287
  6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA284
  7. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV254
  8. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA225
  9. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD224
  10. Rochester, NY192
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 $79,040; middle half $69,826 to $87,696 · median prevailing wage $73,195 (marker) · 3,443 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I958
  2. Level II1,685
  3. Level III702
  4. Level IV180
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Registered Nurse1,593
  2. Critical Care Nurse, BSN296
  3. Nephrology Nurse Specialist167
  4. Nurse Practitioner162
  5. Critical Care Nurse147
  6. Registered Nurse, Critical Care Nurse124
  7. Clinical Nurse III110
  8. Registered Nurse III101
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.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Bangor, ME
  • Billings, MT
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Columbus, OH
  • Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • DuBois, PA
  • Fayetteville, NC
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Rapid City, SD
  • Rochester, NY
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • 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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