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New Orleans, Louisiana

City · Louisiana, United States

Applications on record
7,876
FY2025
456
FY2026 to 30 June
331
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$70,408
Median wage$70,408certified 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 New Orleans, Louisiana.

Applications by fiscal year — New Orleans, Louisiana

279557FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
279557FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008434
FY2009408
FY2010421
FY2011383
FY2012340
FY2013281
FY2014353
FY2015355
FY2016501
FY2017488
FY2018442
FY2019557
FY2020340
FY2021333
FY2022508
FY2023490
FY2024455
FY2025456
FY2026*331
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*21726448
FY202521838155
FY202422838837
FY202301343146
FY202201047028
FY202101029231
FY202001029733
FY20190852029
FY20180637165
FY20170543548
FY20160944547
FY20150431734
FY20140030449
FY20130026615
FY20120029644
FY20110032855
FY20100034576
FY20090038622
FY20080040925
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 New Orleans, Louisiana.

Applications by employer
  1. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund954
  2. Ochsner Clinic Foundation664
  3. DXC Technology Services LLC304
  4. The Administrators of the Tulane Endowment Fund259
  5. LSU Health Sciences Center236
  6. University of New Orleans221
  7. LSU Health Sciences Center/new Orleans208
  8. Tulane University207
  9. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans189
  10. Accenture LLP123
  11. Xavier University of Louisiana106
  12. Loyola University New Orleans96
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. Software Developers646
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other501
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary449
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists419
  5. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists264
  6. Computer Programmers256
  7. Business Teachers, Postsecondary234
  8. Computer Systems Analysts219
  9. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education204
  10. Registered Nurses201
Visa routes
  1. H-1B6,483
  2. PERM labour certification787
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers138
  4. E-3 (Australia)112
  5. H-2A agricultural workers6
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)5
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 $70,408; middle half $59,577 to $107,643 · median prevailing wage $59,577 (marker) · 1,004 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana ranks #2 of 176 cities in Louisiana by work visa applications on record, with 13.65% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Louisiana
2 of 176
Share of Louisiana's city applications
13.65%
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
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

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Medical Technologist
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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