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Opelousas, Louisiana

City · Louisiana, United States

Applications on record
283
FY2025
23
FY2026 to 30 June
22
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$375,000
Median wage$375,000certified 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 Opelousas, Louisiana.

Applications by fiscal year — Opelousas, Louisiana

1224FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1224FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20085
FY20093
FY201013
FY201112
FY20123
FY20136
FY20149
FY201515
FY201620
FY201713
FY201817
FY201920
FY202013
FY202124
FY202219
FY202324
FY202422
FY202523
FY2026*22
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*20110
FY202517231
FY202418130
FY202321120
FY202215112
FY202114181
FY202012010
FY201915122
FY201814030
FY201712001
FY201612143
FY201511031
FY20148010
FY20130051
FY20120012
FY201100102
FY201000121
FY20090030
FY20080041
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 Opelousas, Louisiana.

Applications by employer
  1. ST. Landry Parish School Board34
  2. Lavergne Farms, LLC23
  3. Robbie DeVillier Farms and Services LLC18
  4. G.G. K & J. Farms Inc13
  5. Louisiana Center for Equine Reproduction, LLC12
  6. J & A Farms Inc10
  7. Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust10
  8. Opelousas Catholic School9
  9. Hebert Farms9
  10. G.G.K. & J. Farms LLC8
  11. Crawfish Center, LLC8
  12. C & J Crawfish Farm LLC7
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. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals148
  2. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse42
  3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education26
  4. Physicians, All Other15
  5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education14
  6. Packers and Packagers, Hand5
  7. Psychiatrists4
  8. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education2
  9. Neurologists2
  10. Network and Computer Systems Administrators2
Visa routes
  1. H-2A agricultural workers189
  2. H-1B55
  3. PERM labour certification18
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers9
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 $375,000; middle half $197,845 to $407,500 · median prevailing wage $160,222 (marker) · 7 applications.

$40k$135k$230k$325k$420k
$40k$135k$230k$325k$420k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Rice20
  2. Crawfish19
  3. Horses4
  4. Sugarcane3
  5. Soybeans3
  6. Milo2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Louisiana

Opelousas, Louisiana ranks #38 of 176 cities in Louisiana by work visa applications on record, with 0.49% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Louisiana
38 of 176
Share of Louisiana's city applications
0.49%
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
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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