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New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 35380) · United States

Applications on record
13,028
FY2025
791
FY2026 to 30 June
613
Share of U.S. total
0.11%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$72,189
Median wage$72,189certified 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-Metairie, LA.

Applications by fiscal year — New Orleans-Metairie, LA

439877FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
439877FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008753
FY2009733
FY2010697
FY2011635
FY2012627
FY2013532
FY2014682
FY2015724
FY2016877
FY2017842
FY2018693
FY2019753
FY2020519
FY2021476
FY2022686
FY2023723
FY2024672
FY2025791
FY2026*613
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2938446100
FY20254151523176
FY2024416047695
FY20234134521127
FY2022432657245
FY2021372336749
FY2020323238768
FY2019292563267
FY20183120505137
FY20172814693107
FY2016211874098
FY2015231060190
FY201423058772
FY20130050131
FY20120053592
FY201100535100
FY201000587110
FY20090069538
FY20080071142
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-Metairie, LA.

Applications by employer
  1. Comtec Consultants, Inc.1,075
  2. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund972
  3. Ochsner Clinic Foundation831
  4. DXC Technology Services LLC326
  5. The Administrators of the Tulane Endowment Fund260
  6. LSU Health Sciences Center245
  7. Jefferson Parish Public School System226
  8. University of New Orleans221
  9. LSU Health Sciences Center/new Orleans218
  10. Tulane University207
  11. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans191
  12. Intralox, LLC168
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 Developers1,166
  2. Computer Programmers824
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other550
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary474
  5. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists422
  6. Computer Systems Analysts331
  7. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists308
  8. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse308
  9. Registered Nurses287
  10. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education282
Visa routes
  1. H-1B9,795
  2. PERM labour certification1,644
  3. H-2A agricultural workers419
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers351
  5. E-3 (Australia)202
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)25
  7. 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 $72,189; middle half $60,956 to $110,000 · median prevailing wage $65,020 (marker) · 1,400 applications.

$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
$40k$80k$120k$160k$200k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sugarcane70
  2. Crawfish10
  3. Construction of Livestock Buildings9
  4. Sugar Cane7
  5. Citrus7
  6. Strawberries3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in New Orleans-Metairie, LA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. New Orleans, LA7,868
  2. Kenner, LA1,396
  3. Metairie, LA1,059
  4. Harahan, LA412
  5. Belle Chasse, LA301
  6. Gretna, LA229
  7. Harvey, LA207
  8. Saint Rose, LA156
  9. Jefferson, LA144
  10. Marrero, LA136
  11. Saint James, LA122
  12. Luling, LA102
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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