Pharmacist at CVS Health — H-1B Wage Level, PERM Record & Green Card Timeline

CVS Health operates one of the largest retail pharmacy networks in the U.S., and Pharmacist is a genuine H-1B specialty occupation (Doctor of Pharmacy is the standard entry credential, clearing the USCIS bachelor's-or-higher bar). This research pass did not independently retrieve CVS Health's current-year DOL LCA disclosure or USCIS Employer Data Hub figures for Pharmacist specifically — the wage and PERM detail below use the national OES benchmark for Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051) rather than CVS-verified data, and should be treated as directional pending direct confirmation.

Data Table: CVS Health Pharmacist H-1B & Green Card Snapshot (needs verification)

Metric	Value	Source
Sponsor type	Large national retail pharmacy chain; Pharmacist is a standard H-1B specialty occupation (PharmD required)	General industry/occupational knowledge — needs_review, CVS-specific filing volume not independently confirmed this session
National OES median wage, Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051)	Approximately $130,000–$135,000 (national benchmark, not CVS-specific)	BLS OES national wage data — needs_review as employer-specific confirmation
CVS-specific H-1B LCA volume	Not independently verified this session	needs_review — confirm via flag.dol.gov LCA disclosure search for "CVS"
PERM certified/denied breakdown	Not independently verified this session	needs_review — confirm via DOL OFLC PERM disclosure file directly
EB-2 cutoff (India / China / RoW)	Unavailable / Sep 1 2021 / Current	DOS Visa Bulletin, August 2026
EB-3 cutoff (India / China / RoW)	Jan 1 2014 / Jan 1 2022 / Sep 1 2024	DOS Visa Bulletin, August 2026
I-140 / I-485 processing	2.5–30 months (15 business days premium) / 8.5–38 months	USCIS egov.uscis.gov

Data as of August 2026 · sources: BLS OES national wage data, DOS Visa Bulletin, egov.uscis.gov. CVS Health-specific DOL/USCIS filing data flagged needs-review — not independently retrieved in this research session.

FAQs

Does CVS Health sponsor Pharmacists for H-1B? Pharmacist is a legitimate H-1B specialty occupation given the PharmD degree requirement, and large retail pharmacy chains have historically sponsored H-1B pharmacists, but current-year CVS-specific filing volume was not independently confirmed in this research pass.

What's the typical Pharmacist wage benchmark, absent employer-specific data? The national OES median for Pharmacists (SOC 29-1051) runs roughly $130,000–$135,000, but confirm the actual prevailing wage for your specific worksite metro area via flag.dol.gov.

Does CVS Health file PERM green cards for pharmacists? Not independently confirmed in this session — search flag.dol.gov and the DOL OFLC PERM disclosure files directly under "CVS" or "CVS Health" for current, verified figures.

Why is Pharmacist a stronger H-1B fit than some other healthcare roles? Unlike standard RN positions, Pharmacist requires a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree as the normal entry credential, which more reliably satisfies the H-1B specialty-occupation requirement.

What's the realistic green card wait for an India-chargeability CVS pharmacist? EB-3 India sits at January 1, 2014 and EB-2 India is unavailable per the August 2026 Visa Bulletin — a multi-year wait post-PERM/I-140, independent of CVS-specific processing.

Why is this page marked needs-review? Because CVS Health-specific DOL LCA/PERM disclosure data for Pharmacist was not independently retrieved in this research session; all employer-specific figures are directional benchmarks pending verification.

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