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Lafayette, LA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 29180) · United States

Applications on record
7,911
FY2025
645
FY2026 to 30 June
530
Share of U.S. total
0.07%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$87,114
Median wage$87,114certified 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 Lafayette, LA.

Applications by fiscal year — Lafayette, LA

373745FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
373745FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008156
FY2009152
FY2010147
FY2011133
FY2012160
FY2013142
FY2014289
FY2015393
FY2016482
FY2017519
FY2018504
FY2019470
FY2020516
FY2021628
FY2022745
FY2023638
FY2024662
FY2025645
FY2026*530
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*3235312232
FY20253584818851
FY20243455721842
FY20233355621037
FY20223553926487
FY20212985523936
FY20202834917212
FY20192554215320
FY20182374418736
FY20172335419240
FY20161994421821
FY20151763016621
FY2014154012213
FY20130013210
FY20120014416
FY20110011815
FY20100012126
FY20090013913
FY20080013917
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 Lafayette, LA.

Applications by employer
  1. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.624
  2. University of Louisiana at Lafayette371
  3. Lafayette Parish School System201
  4. Schlumberger Technology Corporation143
  5. Pediatric Group of Acadiana, LLC77
  6. CGI Federal Inc.56
  7. Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.56
  8. National Hospitalist Services, PC53
  9. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.50
  10. Processors, Inc.45
  11. Stuller, Inc.43
  12. Denais Farms40
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 Animals2,614
  2. Software Developers914
  3. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse781
  4. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers232
  5. Agricultural Equipment Operators185
  6. Computer Systems Analysts184
  7. Computer Programmers165
  8. Computer Occupations, All Other147
  9. Physicians, All Other141
  10. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers131
Visa routes
  1. H-2A agricultural workers3,551
  2. H-1B3,005
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers571
  4. PERM labour certification545
  5. E-3 (Australia)113
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)3
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)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 $87,114; middle half $75,090 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $77,251 (marker) · 518 applications.

$40k$95k$150k$205k$260k
$40k$95k$150k$205k$260k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Crawfish385
  2. Rice252
  3. Sugarcane174
  4. Soybeans58
  5. Agricultural Equipment Operators14
  6. Sugar Cane14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Lafayette, LA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Lafayette, LA3,234
  2. Crowley, LA463
  3. Rayne, LA352
  4. Kaplan, LA349
  5. Abbeville, LA316
  6. Saint Martinville, LA302
  7. Branch, LA255
  8. Breaux Bridge, LA250
  9. Youngsville, LA244
  10. Iota, LA234
  11. Maurice, LA234
  12. Eunice, LA233
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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