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Animal Caretakers

Occupation · SOC 2018 39-2021 · United States

SOC 2018 code
39-2021
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
4,512
FY2025
421
Certified (last three years)
91.0%
Main route
H-2B non-agricultural workers
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 Animal Caretakers (SOC 39-2021). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Animal Caretakers

211421FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
211421FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200856
FY20097
FY201034
FY2011262
FY2012169
FY2013198
FY2014181
FY2015201
FY2016233
FY2017218
FY2018272
FY2019285
FY2020367
FY2021327
FY2022335
FY2023335
FY2024375
FY2025421
FY2026*236
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*001213112
FY2025002501170
FY202440283088
FY202310237097
FY202201258076
FY2021022180107
FY2020202260139
FY201910199184
FY201800182189
FY201700165152
FY201600193040
FY20150019515
FY20140017803
FY201300183312
FY20120016027
FY201100239122
FY2010000529
FY200900007
FY2008000056
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. Kde Equine, LLC Dba Steve Asmussen Racing Stable58
  2. Todd A. Pletcher Racing Stables, Inc.57
  3. Mott Thoroughbred Stables, Inc.53
  4. Claude R. Mcgaughey III Racing Stable, Inc.51
  5. Christophe Clement Racing Stable, Inc.48
  6. Herringswell Stables Corp47
  7. McLean Robertson Racing40
  8. John W. Sadler Racing, Inc.39
  9. John C. Kimmel Racing Stable37
  10. Dallas Stewart Racing Stable Inc.37
  11. Vintage Farm Corporation37
  12. Mary E. Eppler Racing Stables, Inc.32
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).

Animal Caretakers: applications by worksite state

1+4+10+41+88+
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Data table
StateApplications
NY936
FL786
CA620
MD490
KY411
TX125
NJ104
PA97
LA93
OH88
OK81
MI74
MN66
DE58
IA55
AR54
IN50
VA41
TN39
AZ34
NM29
IL20
CT19
WV19
WA16
GA10
MA10
MO9
CO8
MP8
AL7
NC7
VT6
ID5
SC4
WI4
OR4
AK3
WY3
NV2
MT1
SD1
UT1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ656
  2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL445
  3. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD263
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV246
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA177
  6. Lexington-Fayette, KY160
  7. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN138
  8. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY137
  9. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA136
  10. Ocala, FL96
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.

Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Keeper5
  2. Zookeeper3
  3. Animal Care/education Outreach Assistant2
  4. Animal Caretaker2
  5. Carnivore Ranger2
  6. Zookeeper/animal Caretake1
  7. Venomous Reptile Keeper1
  8. Non Farm Animal Caretaker1
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.

  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
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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