Green Card Pulmonary Physician Jobs

Pulmonary physician roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, where your employer files on your behalf and permanently sponsors your U.S. residency. Hospitals and health systems routinely run PERM for board-eligible or board-certified pulmonologists, making this one of the more sponsorship-active subspecialties in academic and community medicine.

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Corewell Health
Exercise Specialist Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
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Corewell Health
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Exercise Specialist Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab
Corewell Health
Greenville, Michigan
Nursing
Allied Health
Healthcare Administration
Patient Services & Wellbeing
On-Site
Bachelor's
10,000+

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NYU Langone Health
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist
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Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York
Allied Health
Healthcare Administration
Patient Services & Wellbeing
$38 - $52/hr
On-Site
Associate's
10,000+

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OU Health
Physician -Pulmonary Critical Care
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OU Health
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Physician -Pulmonary Critical Care
OU Health
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nursing
Medical Specialists
Healthcare Administration
Physicians
Patient Services & Wellbeing
On-Site
None
10,000+

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UPMC
Pulmonary Technologist
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UPMC
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Pulmonary Technologist
UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allied Health
Healthcare Administration
Patient Services & Wellbeing
$24 - $40/hr
On-Site
Associate's
10,000+

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Essentia Health
Physician Pulmonary Medicine
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Essentia Health
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Physician Pulmonary Medicine
Essentia Health
Fargo, North Dakota
Medical Specialists
Healthcare Administration
Physicians
$474k/yr
On-Site
Other
10,000+

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Tips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Pulmonary Physician

Verify your ECFMG certification before applying

PERM labor certification for a pulmonologist requires proof of foreign medical graduate credentials. Confirm your ECFMG certification is current before employers begin recruitment, since DOL audits frequently request this documentation at the labor certification stage.

Target health systems with PERM filing history

Academic medical centers, VA hospitals, and large hospital networks regularly sponsor EB-2 and EB-3 petitions for pulmonologists. Prioritize employers whose recruiting materials or HR teams explicitly reference green card sponsorship for subspecialty physicians, not just H-1B visa.

Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring pulmonology employers

Search Migrate Mate to filter pulmonary physician openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history, so you're targeting roles where the PERM pathway is already established rather than negotiating it from scratch.

Negotiate green card sponsorship into your contract

Get written employer commitment to PERM sponsorship before signing your employment agreement. Specify whether EB-2 or EB-3 will be filed, who covers attorney fees, and the timeline for initiating the PERM recruitment process after your start date.

Check prevailing wage before your offer stage

Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the DOL prevailing wage for pulmonologist roles in your target metro area. Your offered salary must meet or exceed this figure for PERM to proceed, and gaps discovered late can delay or derail the filing.

Understand EB-2 versus EB-3 for your credentials

Board-certified pulmonologists typically qualify for EB-2 as advanced-degree professionals. Fellowship training and subspecialty board certification support EB-2 classification, which can reduce your priority date wait compared to EB-3 for nationals of high-backlog countries.

Green Card Pulmonary Physician: Frequently Asked Questions

Do pulmonary physician roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?

Pulmonary physicians qualify for both classifications depending on credentials and employer preference. EB-2 applies to advanced-degree professionals, and fellowship-trained pulmonologists with board certification typically meet that standard. EB-3 covers professionals with a U.S.-equivalent bachelor's degree or higher, giving employers an alternative route if EB-2 documentation is more complex to establish.

How does green card sponsorship through PERM differ from H-1B for a pulmonologist?

PERM leads to permanent residency rather than a temporary status, and it has no annual lottery. The employer must complete a DOL-supervised recruitment process to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available. Unlike H-1B, there's no cap at the EB-3 level that affects most nationalities, though priority date backlogs can still affect nationals from high-demand countries at the EB-2 level.

How long does the PERM green card process take for a hospital hiring a pulmonologist?

The full PERM-to-green-card timeline typically runs two to five years depending on whether adjustment of status or consular processing is used, the employer's preparation, and any DOL audit. PERM labor certification alone can take six to eighteen months after the recruitment period. Filing promptly after hire and choosing an employer experienced with physician sponsorship shortens the timeline meaningfully.

Where can I find pulmonary physician jobs where the employer will sponsor a green card?

Use Migrate Mate to search pulmonary physician openings filtered by employers with green card sponsorship history. Many health systems that routinely file PERM for physicians don't always advertise it prominently in job postings, so searching a platform that surfaces sponsorship data directly saves significant research time during your job search.

Can a pulmonologist on a J-1 visa pursue PERM green card sponsorship?

A J-1 visa physician subject to the two-year home residency requirement must satisfy or waive that obligation before PERM-based adjustment of status can complete. Conrad 30 and interested government agency waivers are the two main routes. Securing a waiver-eligible position with an employer willing to file both the waiver and a subsequent PERM petition is the standard path forward.