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Baton Rouge, LA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 12940) · United States

Applications on record
15,370
FY2025
816
FY2026 to 30 June
677
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$90,001
Median wage$90,001certified 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 Baton Rouge, LA.

Applications by fiscal year — Baton Rouge, LA

8061,612FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8061,612FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008874
FY2009954
FY2010759
FY2011491
FY2012465
FY2013459
FY2014594
FY20151,612
FY2016841
FY2017840
FY2018970
FY2019935
FY2020763
FY2021881
FY2022811
FY2023806
FY2024822
FY2025816
FY2026*677
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1929931472
FY2025212107397100
FY202421694403109
FY20232098743872
FY202220083426102
FY202119494453140
FY20201729640491
FY201917692485182
FY201815589534192
FY201713879467156
FY201612861536116
FY2015121181,365108
FY2014114042357
FY20130040851
FY20120040956
FY20110043655
FY20100066693
FY20090093222
FY20080083242
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 Baton Rouge, LA.

Applications by employer
  1. Louisiana State University and A & M College2,224
  2. East Baton Rouge Parish School System1,072
  3. IBM India Private Limited905
  4. IBM Corporation550
  5. Corporate Green, LLC356
  6. Louisiana Health Service and Indemnity Co.215
  7. Infosys Solutions, Inc.173
  8. Alma Plantation, LLC157
  9. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board149
  10. Deloitte Consulting LLP146
  11. Tech Mahindra Technologies, Inc.137
  12. Southern University and A&m College87
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 and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse1,479
  2. Software Developers1,421
  3. Computer Systems Analysts1,194
  4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1,069
  5. Computer Programmers904
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operators469
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other396
  8. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals301
  9. Civil Engineers287
  10. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education261
Visa routes
  1. H-1B9,515
  2. H-2A agricultural workers2,227
  3. PERM labour certification1,816
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers999
  5. E-3 (Australia)128
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)15
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)4
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 $90,001; middle half $70,314 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $75,587 (marker) · 1,090 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sugarcane337
  2. Soybeans48
  3. Wheat39
  4. Crawfish33
  5. Corn24
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operators21
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Baton Rouge, LA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Baton Rouge, LA11,267
  2. Plaquemine, LA297
  3. White Castle, LA284
  4. Batchelor, LA252
  5. Port Allen, LA217
  6. Donaldsonville, LA212
  7. Central, LA208
  8. Lakeland, LA187
  9. Greenwell Springs, LA176
  10. New Roads, LA171
  11. Morganza, LA143
  12. Maringouin, LA125
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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