Nurse Practitioners
Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1171 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 29-1171
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.01%
- Applications on record
- 1,196
- FY2025
- 74
- Median offered wage
- $130,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 98.1%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Nurse Practitioners (SOC 29-1171). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Nurse Practitioners
Data table
| FY2013 | 13 |
| FY2014 | 73 |
| FY2015 | 109 |
| FY2016 | 109 |
| FY2017 | 148 |
| FY2018 | 126 |
| FY2019 | 108 |
| FY2020 | 71 |
| FY2021 | 87 |
| FY2022 | 80 |
| FY2023 | 72 |
| FY2024 | 75 |
| FY2025 | 74 |
| FY2026* | 51 |
| Fiscal year | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 51 | 0 |
| FY2025 | 74 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 74 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 72 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 77 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 81 | 6 |
| FY2020 | 68 | 3 |
| FY2019 | 103 | 5 |
| FY2018 | 122 | 4 |
| FY2017 | 145 | 3 |
| FY2016 | 107 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 103 | 6 |
| FY2014 | 73 | 0 |
| FY2013 | 13 | 0 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Henry Ford Health System35
- Golden Valley Health Centers29
- Carilion Medical Center26
- Apogee Medical Group, New York, PC22
- Essen Medical Associates, P.C.15
- University of Rochester14
- House Call Medical Services of New York, PLLC12
- Mayo Clinic10
- North Central Texas Community Health Care Center, Inc.10
- Evergreen Medical Clinic, PC9
- Weiyan Tan Physician PC9
- Allina Health System8
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Nurse Practitioners: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| NY | 267 |
| CA | 143 |
| TX | 108 |
| MI | 81 |
| MA | 62 |
| PA | 55 |
| WA | 52 |
| IL | 44 |
| FL | 39 |
| VA | 35 |
| MD | 33 |
| MN | 29 |
| IN | 25 |
| NC | 19 |
| GA | 19 |
| OH | 18 |
| WI | 17 |
| NJ | 16 |
| NM | 12 |
| AZ | 12 |
| DE | 10 |
| CT | 10 |
| NV | 9 |
| TN | 9 |
| ND | 8 |
| SC | 8 |
| CO | 7 |
| RI | 5 |
| NH | 4 |
| AL | 4 |
| ME | 4 |
| GU | 4 |
| DC | 4 |
| OR | 3 |
| LA | 3 |
| MO | 3 |
| UT | 2 |
| HI | 2 |
| VT | 2 |
| KS | 2 |
| OK | 2 |
| MP | 2 |
| KY | 1 |
| AR | 1 |
| IA | 1 |
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ195
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI64
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN40
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA38
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX35
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH33
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA33
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY28
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD26
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX24
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $130,000; middle half $114,268 to $150,000 · median prevailing wage $113,630 (marker) · 195 applications.
- Level I74
- Level II87
- Level III23
- Level IV8
- Nurse Practitioner750
- Family Nurse Practitioner55
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner13
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner13
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse12
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner11
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner11
- Certified Nurse Practitioner11
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
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