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Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Occupation · SOC 2018 29-1242 · United States

SOC 2018 code
29-1242
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
233
FY2025
78
Median offered wage
$399,984
Certified (last three years)
98.6%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$399,984certified 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 Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric (SOC 29-1242). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

3978FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3978FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202212
FY202342
FY202447
FY202578
FY2026*54
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*486
FY2025717
FY2024470
FY2023420
FY2022120
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. University of Pittsburgh Physicians17
  2. University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC10
  3. University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.6
  4. North Platte, Nebraska Hospital Corporation5
  5. University of Minnesota Physicians5
  6. Middletown Medical PC5
  7. UPMC Medical Education4
  8. The Aroostook Medical Center4
  9. Claxton-hepburn Medical Center4
  10. University of Michigan4
  11. The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital4
  12. New York Society for Relief of Ruptured & Crippled4
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).

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric: applications by worksite state

1+2+4+5+7+
1+2+4+5+7+
Data table
StateApplications
NY42
PA29
TX12
AL11
MA11
WV10
ME10
IL7
CA7
OH6
NE6
NC6
AR6
MO5
MI5
FL5
GA5
KY5
NH5
MN5
VA4
IA4
NJ4
CO3
MD3
OK3
AZ2
TN2
OR2
KS2
DC1
CT1
SD1
MP1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ22
  2. Pittsburgh, PA19
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH12
  4. Birmingham, AL10
  5. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH9
  6. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX5
  7. Oneonta, NY4
  8. Cleveland, OH4
  9. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY4
  10. Massena-Ogdensburg, NY4
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 $399,984; middle half $173,000 to $577,000 · median prevailing wage $208,000 (marker) · 159 applications.

$60k$215k$370k$525k$680k
$60k$215k$370k$525k$680k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I33
  2. Level II35
  3. Level III16
  4. Level IV30
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Orthopedic Surgeon71
  2. Assistant Professor21
  3. Orthopaedic Surgeon12
  4. Clinical Instructor - Orthopaedic Surgery10
  5. Physician6
  6. Clinical Assistant Professor6
  7. Fellow5
  8. Surgeon4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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