Dentists, General
SOC Code: 29-1021.00
The DOL disclosure extract lists 3,821 H-1B LCA filings for Dentists, General from 1,577 employer filers, with a 95.3% DOL certification rate and an average listed offered wage of $171,004. The highest-volume worksite state is CA with 619 filings. The highest-volume filer is Ghazal, Rodgers, and Watanabe Dental Corporation. These filings are not USCIS petition approvals or visa outcomes.
LCA filing profile: Dentists, General. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 29-1021.00, the extract lists 3,821 Labor Condition Application filings from 1,577 distinct employer filers. The DOL certified 95.3% of those filings, a DOL record status for the wage and working-condition attestations. Filing volume does not establish that a role qualifies for H-1B, that a USCIS petition was filed or approved, or that anyone was hired.
Where this occupation sits in the corpus. By disclosed LCA volume, Dentists, General ranks #70 of 1,219 occupational codes in the current PlainVisa dataset, placing it in the top 7% by filings. This is a corpus-relative rank computed from the same FY2023–FY2026 DOL disclosure snapshot as this profile, not a measure of job quality, worker demand, or visa approval odds.
Where LCA filings are recorded for Dentists, General. The highest-volume employer filer is Ghazal, Rodgers, and Watanabe Dental Corporation with 61 filings at an average listed offered wage of $170,855, followed by Western Dental Services, Inc., United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, Family Healthcare Network. Geographically, CA leads with 619 filings (average listed wage $182,900), followed by TX, MA, IL. These distributions describe DOL filing records only; they do not measure labor-market demand, confirmed sponsorship, hiring, or visa outcomes.
Top Employers for Dentists, General
Employer filers with the most listed LCAs for this occupation
| Employer | LCA filings | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ghazal, Rodgers, and Watanabe Dental Corporation | 61 | $170,855 |
| Western Dental Services, Inc. | 59 | $194,535 |
| United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley | 53 | $181,515 |
| Family Healthcare Network | 52 | $191,009 |
| 42 North Dental Care, LLC | 40 | $109,062 |
| Jdc Healthcare PLLC | 30 | $167,437 |
| The University of Iowa | 30 | $129,543 |
| 42 North Dental Care, PLLC | 29 | $130,847 |
| Dental Dreams LLC | 23 | $112,548 |
| Dental Health Associates of Texas, PC | 21 | $144,904 |
| University of Louisville | 21 | $119,939 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | 20 | $174,950 |
| Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc. | 20 | $258,350 |
| Western Dental Services | 19 | $207,726 |
| Ideal People Services | 18 | $183,335 |
| University of Rochester | 18 | $104,778 |
| Maverick Family Dental, P.C. | 17 | $163,654 |
| Soumava Sen Dds PC | 17 | $174,062 |
| Perfect Dental, LLC | 16 | $156,932 |
| Professional Dental Alliance | 14 | $106,780 |
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