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Lake Charles, Louisiana

City · Louisiana, United States

Applications on record
1,107
FY2025
62
FY2026 to 30 June
70
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$79,333
Median wage$79,333certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Applications by fiscal year — Lake Charles, Louisiana

3977FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3977FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200860
FY200951
FY201058
FY201165
FY201254
FY201342
FY201438
FY201556
FY201663
FY201746
FY201853
FY201958
FY202077
FY202163
FY202270
FY202353
FY202468
FY202562
FY2026*70
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*726298
FY2025819296
FY20247162916
FY2023715256
FY20227182421
FY20214162815
FY20204152731
FY20194112320
FY20184102811
FY2017418177
FY20164123512
FY201536407
FY201410316
FY201300348
FY2012004113
FY2011004421
FY2010004513
FY200900483
FY2008004317
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Applications by employer
  1. Mcneese State University131
  2. Calcasieu Parish School Board109
  3. Calcasieu Parish School System49
  4. M M Lawn and Irrigation, LLC42
  5. Landscape Management Services, Inc.35
  6. Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association22
  7. Superbobs Lawn Landscape, LLC22
  8. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Texas, PLLC22
  9. Shaw Services, LLC20
  10. Lake Charles Country Club20
  11. L'auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles20
  12. CHRISTUS Health16
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers140
  2. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education55
  3. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals37
  4. Physicians, All Other37
  5. Accountants and Auditors35
  6. Business Teachers, Postsecondary31
  7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education31
  8. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse30
  9. Software Developers30
  10. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists30
Visa routes
  1. H-1B566
  2. PERM labour certification241
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers182
  4. H-2A agricultural workers64
  5. E-3 (Australia)7
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $79,333; middle half $55,711 to $239,200 · median prevailing wage $66,325 (marker) · 84 applications.

$40k$105k$170k$235k$300k
$40k$105k$170k$235k$300k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Crawfish7
  2. Rice3
  3. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers3
  4. Agricultural Equipment Operator1
  5. General Farmworker1
  6. wetland nursery farming1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana ranks #7 of 176 cities in Louisiana by work visa applications on record, with 1.92% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Louisiana
7 of 176
Share of Louisiana's city applications
1.92%
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Cities in Louisiana with the most applications
  1. Baton Rouge, LA11,270
  2. New Orleans, LA7,876
  3. Lafayette, LA3,235
  4. Shreveport, LA2,857
  5. Monroe, LA2,091
  6. Kenner, LA1,396
  7. Lake Charles, LA1,107
  8. Metairie, LA1,063
  9. New Iberia, LA870
  10. Ruston, LA811
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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