VISA ATLASWork visas & talent mobility
From→ToFind a corridor EN
☰

West Lafayette, Indiana

City · Indiana, United States

Applications on record
5,028
FY2025
378
FY2026 to 30 June
331
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$90,000
Median wage$90,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
CI<USAWEST<LAFAYETTE<INDIANA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
N50284<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<8

Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Applications by fiscal year — West Lafayette, Indiana

189378FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
189378FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008217
FY2009217
FY2010201
FY2011144
FY2012213
FY2013196
FY2014213
FY2015240
FY2016298
FY2017185
FY2018293
FY2019302
FY2020269
FY2021326
FY2022354
FY2023317
FY2024334
FY2025378
FY2026*331
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*30130
FY202536810
FY202428747
FY202330314
FY202232430
FY202128046
FY202023237
FY201923072
FY201826924
FY201717015
FY201623563
FY201521426
FY201419122
FY201318115
FY201220310
FY201112618
FY201015942
FY200920413
FY200819720
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 West Lafayette, Indiana.

Applications by employer
  1. Purdue University4,090
  2. Cook Research Incorporated50
  3. Med Institute, Inc.36
  4. Hampton Inn & Suites28
  5. Amazon.com Services LLC27
  6. Mphasis Corporation20
  7. Fresh World Market in LLC18
  8. Microsoft Corporation17
  9. Imaginestics, LLC16
  10. Quasistatics Inc.16
  11. Inari Agriculture, Inc.15
  12. Simulex, Inc.14
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. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary396
  2. Business Teachers, Postsecondary261
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists228
  4. Chemists214
  5. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary183
  6. Software Developers180
  7. Soil and Plant Scientists175
  8. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary163
  9. Biological Scientists, All Other160
  10. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary115
Visa routes
  1. H-1B4,305
  2. PERM labour certification554
  3. E-3 (Australia)9
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)1
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 $90,000; middle half $64,428 to $114,114 · median prevailing wage $60,237 (marker) · 929 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Indiana

West Lafayette, Indiana ranks #3 of 132 cities in Indiana by work visa applications on record, with 4.43% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Indiana
3 of 132
Share of Indiana's city applications
4.43%
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Cities in Indiana with the most applications
  1. Indianapolis, IN38,945
  2. Columbus, IN19,861
  3. West Lafayette, IN5,028
  4. Carmel, IN4,911
  5. Bloomington, IN4,658
  6. Fort Wayne, IN3,774
  7. Warsaw, IN3,684
  8. Evansville, IN2,547
  9. Kokomo, IN1,683
  10. Notre Dame, IN1,645
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
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Post-doctoral Research Assistant
  • Post-doctoral Research Associate
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Research Scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more