Occupation

Registered Nurses

SOC 29-1141Standard Occupational Classification

Employers submitted 4,566 certified H-1B applications for Registered Nurses (29-1141) roles, requesting 13,945 workers. The average offered wage is $76,574/yr, 22% below the BLS national median ($97,550/yr). (2025, SOC 29-1141) The largest filers are Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC., Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Emory HEALTHCARE, Inc.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) · Bulk disclosure files downloaded quarterly from DOL · Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

Methodology

What the records contain / DOL LCA disclosures

4.6KCertified filings4,566 LCA records13.9KWorkers requestedRequests on filings, not confirmed hires965Employers filing965 distinct · see ranking

What XH1B calculates / Wage comparisons

$76.6KAvg offered wageMean of offers · annual$97.6KBLS medianOES national median · U.S. · 2025 · SOC 29-1141-22%Offered vs BLS benchmarkBelow the benchmark
+8% Offered vs prevailingThe attested floor, employer-reported1,113 Annualized offers in the distributionOther wage units sit outside it
How to read these figures

Offered and prevailing wages are employer-reported on each DOL filing, annualized to year rates. The average mixes experience levels, localities, and years.

The benchmark is the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics national median for this occupation, latest available year. An average set against a median: a few very high offers pull the average up.

A certified filing is an approved application, not a confirmed hire. These comparisons are screening measures, not wage-law findings.

Data sources & methodology ↗

Signed gaps: a negative % sits below the benchmark; a positive % sits above.

Wage evidence

What filings for this occupation offer against the BLS benchmark.

Offered wage vs BLS median by year

Median offered wage moved from $50,523 in 2012 to $84,531 in 2026 (year in progress). The dashed line is the BLS national median for the occupation.

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median wageBLS median

Offered-wage distribution

04488131175$52K$57K$62K$68K$73K$78K$84K$89K$94K$99K$105K$110Kannual wagefilings

Offered-wage percentiles (n=1,113)

$53,307$66,650$79,994$93,337$106,681$74,880annual wage
Individual filings on the wage axis· 150 sampled since 2023

Each dot is one recent H-1B filing for Registered Nurses, positioned by offered wage and colored by outcome: gold certified, red denied, gray withdrawn. Hover a dot for the filing detail. This is a stable sample, not the full population; the tables above cover every annualized filing.

$60,320$88,041$115,763$143,484$171,205annual wage
Context & calculation noteswage definitions and benchmark scope

Offered and prevailing wages are employer-reported on each DOL filing, annualized to year rates. The average mixes experience levels, localities, and years.

The benchmark is the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics national median for this occupation (U.S.), latest available year. The average is set against a median, so a few very high offers pull the average up.

The distribution and percentiles cover annualized offers only; filings with hourly or other wage units sit outside them.

A certified filing is an approved labor condition application, not a confirmed hire. The comparisons on this page are screening measures, not wage-law findings.

Data sources & methodology ↗

Employers & filings

Who files, and the certified records behind every figure on this page. Filing wage badges use the latest national BLS median. Their detail shows the benchmark code and year. A mapped comparator can use a different occupation from the direct-code profile benchmark above. It is a screening comparison, not a claim that the occupations are identical.

Top employers (965)

EmployerFilings
1

Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. ⚠ Dep

$72K avg-26% BLS

408
2

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

$61.8K avg-37% BLS

160
3

Emory HEALTHCARE, Inc.

$81.1K avg-17% BLS

126
4

Atlas Healthcare, LLC ⚠ Dep

$73K avg-25% BLS

112
5

Louisiana Children's Medical Center

$67.5K avg-31% BLS

101
6

University of Rochester

$89.5K avg-8% BLS

98
7

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc.

$86.4K avg-11% BLS

96
8

Conexus MedStaff LLC ⚠ Dep

$76.8K avg-21% BLS

92

LCA filings (4,566)

Title · Worksite
Open LCA I-200-26083-725602

Carnegie Health and Life Sciences Inc.(1 position requested)

Perioperative Medical & Surgical Nurse Specialist · LANCASTER 29720 · 2026-03-31

Certified$83,200
Open LCA I-200-26084-727397

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center(1 position requested)

Specialty Resource Unit Registered Nurse - Acute · Cincinnati 45229 · 2026-03-31

Certified$81,682
Open LCA I-200-26083-726011

Medical University Hospital Authority(1 position requested)

ICU Registered Nurse · Florence 29505 · 2026-03-31

Certified$79,622
Open LCA I-200-26083-726684

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.(1 position requested)

Registered Nurse · Tallahassee 32308 · 2026-03-31

Certified$61,360
Open LCA I-200-26084-727333

Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.(1 position requested)

Registered Nurse · Cleveland 44103 · 2026-03-31

Certified$102,000
Open LCA I-200-26083-724090

Louisiana Children's Medical Center(1 position requested)

Emergency Department RN · New Orleans 70112 · 2026-03-30

Certified$62,400
Open LCA I-200-26082-722961

Louisiana Children's Medical Center(1 position requested)

Float Pool RN · Marrero 70072 · 2026-03-30

Certified$68,432
Open LCA I-200-26082-722964

Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC.(1 position requested)

Clinical Support Float RN · Roanoke 24014 · 2026-03-30

Certified$75,046

A negative % sits below the BLS market median; a positive % sits above.

Geography

Where filings for this occupation concentrate.

State filing trends (50)

One line per state plus PR, 2015 to 2026. Hover a line or a state to single it out. The list picks which states render; a state name links to its page. The latest year may be a partial period.

States · 50/50 shown
01234562015201720192021202320252026filings / 100k residents

Per 100k residents divides a state's filings by the U.S. Census Bureau population estimate for that state and year (annual July estimates). Years after the latest published estimate carry that estimate forward.

FAQ

Questions about the data & methods

What is SOC code 29-1141?

29-1141 is the federal Standard Occupational Classification code for Registered Nurses. The government assigns every H-1B filing one of these codes, so filings can be studied by occupation.

How many H-1B filings are there for Registered Nurses?

4,566 H-1B labor condition applications name this occupation, requesting 13,945 workers, per Department of Labor disclosure records.

How much do Registered Nurses H-1B workers get paid?

The average wage offered on H-1B filings for this occupation is $76,574 per year. That is 22% below the BLS national median for the occupation ($97,550).

Which companies hire the most Registered Nurses workers on H-1B visas?

The largest filers on this page include Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC., Ochsner Clinic Foundation and Emory HEALTHCARE, Inc.. The employer table ranks every employer in this occupation by filings and wage impact.

SOC code 29-1141 data sourced from DOL LCA disclosures and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics. About our sources →

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  3. [3] Guidance · BLS. Standard Occupational Classification. Classification Principles 1–2 and Coding Guideline 2; job duties, not job titlesChecked 2026-10-08.
  4. [4] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limitsThese are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.