H-1B demand profile: Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. Under U.S. Department of Labor standard occupational classification 29-1242, employers filed 10 Labor Condition Applications for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric positions across 6 distinct H-1B sponsors. The DOL certified these petitions at a 100% rate, a measure of how cleanly the prevailing-wage and working-conditions attestations cleared preliminary review. That volume places Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric among the concrete, data-backed specialty occupations qualifying under the H-1B program’s bachelor’s-degree-plus-theoretical-knowledge standard.

Salary band for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. Offered wages on LCAs range from $250,000 at the floor to $860,000 at the ceiling, with an average of $510,091. These figures reflect what employers commit to pay sponsored workers, not market averages, each offer must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage (Level I through IV) for the worksite, so the distribution tracks wage-level geography, years of experience, and regional cost of labor more than it does any single employer’s pay philosophy.

Where and who sponsors Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric. The top sponsor is Laredo Physicians Group with 3 petitions at an average offered wage of $748,333, followed by University of Michigan, Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities, The Aroostook Medical Center. Geographically, MI leads with 3 filings (avg $378,750), followed by TX, ME, NC. Taken together, the sponsor concentration and state footprint give a practical read on where demand for Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric actually clusters in the U.S. labor market, and how competitive pay for the role looks through the DOL’s H-1B lens.