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Physicians, All Other

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1229 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1229
Share of U.S. applications
0.88%
Applications on record
107,278
FY2025
6,743
Median offered wage
$242,244
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$242,244certified 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 Physicians, All Other (SOC 29-1229). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Physicians, All Other

3,6667,331FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3,6667,331FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008393
FY20091,100
FY20107,331
FY20116,086
FY20125,700
FY20135,696
FY20145,998
FY20156,076
FY20166,748
FY20176,418
FY20187,222
FY20195,892
FY20205,857
FY20216,585
FY20226,636
FY20235,826
FY20245,868
FY20256,743
FY2026*5,103
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*4,887216
FY20256,483260
FY20245,717151
FY20235,485341
FY20226,218418
FY20215,988597
FY20205,439418
FY20195,470422
FY20186,607615
FY20175,866552
FY20165,963785
FY20155,615461
FY20145,535463
FY20135,484212
FY20125,440260
FY20115,748338
FY20106,595736
FY2009882218
FY20080393
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. Mayo Clinic1,840
  2. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences1,429
  3. Montefiore Medical Center1,386
  4. ST. Barnabas Hospital1,208
  5. State University of New York at Buffalo1,077
  6. Cleveland Clinic Foundation1,057
  7. University of Pittsburgh Physicians930
  8. Northwell Health906
  9. Massachusetts General Physician's Organization834
  10. Partners Healthcare784
  11. Henry Ford Health System769
  12. Brigham and Women's Hospital765
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).

Physicians, All Other: applications by worksite state

7+258+894+1,761+2,480+
7+258+894+1,761+2,480+
Data table
StateApplications
NY16,018
MA7,415
PA6,757
IL5,261
OH4,905
TX4,177
FL3,533
MO3,258
MI2,922
CA2,909
CT2,621
MN2,480
IN2,428
AR2,358
WI2,345
AZ2,322
MD2,205
AL2,115
TN2,065
GA2,015
VA1,902
KY1,843
WA1,761
IA1,645
LA1,420
NC1,373
WV1,275
SC1,235
OK1,229
OR1,146
NE1,112
NJ1,016
KS1,008
NM894
RI834
DE820
MS792
DC785
ME712
ND701
SD683
NV490
NH470
CO462
HI258
VT252
MT238
UT223
WY168
GU164
AK97
ID61
MP27
PR17
VI7
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ12,254
  2. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH6,296
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN2,813
  4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD2,558
  5. Cleveland, OH2,240
  6. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY1,874
  7. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR1,691
  8. Pittsburgh, PA1,609
  9. St. Louis, MO-IL1,537
  10. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,492
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 $242,244; middle half $91,804 to $310,217 · median prevailing wage $98,280 (marker) · 16,540 applications.

$60k$145k$230k$315k$400k
$60k$145k$230k$315k$400k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I2,909
  2. Level II3,982
  3. Level III1,416
  4. Level IV1,985
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Hospitalist8,093
  2. Physician6,133
  3. Hospitalist Physician5,138
  4. Physician in A Post Graduate Training Program4,422
  5. Resident Physician3,012
  6. Assistant Professor2,959
  7. Clinical Fellow2,332
  8. Nephrologist2,319
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.

  • Akron, OH
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Alexandria, LA
  • Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
  • Altoona, PA
  • Ann Arbor, MI
  • Athens-Clarke County, GA
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA
  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
  • Bangor, ME
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • Billings, MT
  • Binghamton, NY
  • Birmingham, AL
  • Bismarck, ND
  • Bloomington, IN
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bowling Green, KY
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
  • Burlington-South Burlington, VT
  • Canton-Massillon, OH
  • Carbondale, IL
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Champaign-Urbana, IL
  • Charleston, WV
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC
  • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Columbia, MO
  • Columbia, SC
  • Columbus, GA-AL
  • Columbus, OH
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • Cumberland, MD-WV
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
  • Decatur, IL
  • Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
  • Dothan, AL
  • Dover, DE
  • Duluth, MN-WI
  • Eau Claire, WI
  • El Paso, TX
  • Erie, PA
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR
  • Fargo, ND-MN
  • Fayetteville, NC
  • Fort Smith, AR-OK
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Fresno, CA
  • Gainesville, FL
  • Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
  • Green Bay, WI
  • Greenville, NC
  • Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
  • Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
  • Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
  • Huntsville, AL
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
  • Jacksonville, FL
  • Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA
  • Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA
  • Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
  • Knoxville, TN
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
  • Lafayette, LA
  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
  • Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
  • Lawton, OK
  • Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
  • Macon-Bibb County, GA
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH
  • Mankato, MN
  • McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
  • Medford, OR
  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
  • Mobile, AL
  • Monroe, LA
  • Montgomery, AL
  • Morgantown, WV
  • Muncie, IN
  • Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
  • Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
  • New Haven, CT
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Omaha, NE-IA
  • Oneonta, NY
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
  • Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
  • Peoria, IL
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsfield, MA
  • Plattsburgh, NY
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
  • Pueblo, CO
  • Reading, PA
  • Richmond, VA
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
  • Rochester, MN
  • Rochester, NY
  • Rockford, IL
  • Saginaw, MI
  • Salisbury, MD
  • Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Sayre, PA
  • Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • Seaford, DE
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
  • Sioux Falls, SD-MN
  • Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
  • Springfield, IL
  • Springfield, MA
  • Springfield, MO
  • St. Louis, MO-IL
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Sunbury, PA
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
  • Toledo, OH
  • Topeka, KS
  • Tucson, AZ
  • Tulsa, OK
  • Urban Honolulu, HI
  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT
  • Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
  • Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
  • Wichita, KS
  • Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI
  • Worcester, MA
  • Yakima, WA
  • York-Hanover, PA
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH
  • Yuma, AZ
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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