Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Occupation · SOC 2018 29-2061 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 29-2061
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.00%
- Applications on record
- 350
- FY2025
- 17
- Median offered wage
- $50,000
- Certified (last three years)
- 75.0%
- Main route
- PERM labour certification
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Data table
| FY2008 | 70 |
| FY2009 | 49 |
| FY2010 | 27 |
| FY2011 | 15 |
| FY2012 | 19 |
| FY2013 | 6 |
| FY2014 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 6 |
| FY2016 | 5 |
| FY2017 | 11 |
| FY2018 | 9 |
| FY2019 | 16 |
| FY2020 | 27 |
| FY2021 | 13 |
| FY2022 | 22 |
| FY2023 | 14 |
| FY2024 | 13 |
| FY2025 | 17 |
| FY2026* | 9 |
| Fiscal year | CW-1 | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| FY2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| FY2024 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| FY2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| FY2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| FY2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| FY2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| FY2012 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Kindred Nursing Centers East, LLC46
- Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation20
- RN Express Staffing Registry, LLC14
- Elevate Care North Branch6
- New England Counseling Center P.C4
- United Staffing Registry Dba United Home Care4
- Garden Grove Convalescent Hospital4
- Ace Nursing Services, Inc4
- Raintree Healthcare Staffing, Inc.3
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| CA | 101 |
| MP | 61 |
| NY | 50 |
| UT | 20 |
| IL | 14 |
| IN | 13 |
| MD | 13 |
| NJ | 10 |
| WA | 7 |
| FL | 7 |
| TX | 6 |
| WI | 6 |
| MA | 5 |
| OH | 5 |
| MN | 5 |
| PA | 4 |
| MI | 3 |
| AL | 3 |
| DC | 2 |
| AZ | 2 |
| NC | 2 |
| ID | 2 |
| CO | 1 |
| GA | 1 |
| ND | 1 |
| NE | 1 |
| OR | 1 |
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA80
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ55
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT18
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN12
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV9
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN5
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA4
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $50,000; middle half $34,070 to $65,520 · median prevailing wage $48,485 (marker) · 5 applications.
- Licensed Practical Nurse12
- Nurse7
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner4
- Licensed Vocational Nurse2
- Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care2
- Nursing Coordinator2
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses2
- Charge Nurse - LPN1
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