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Opelousas, LA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 36660) · United States

Applications on record
1,113
FY2025
103
FY2026 to 30 June
91
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$300,000
Median wage$300,000certified 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, LA.

Applications by fiscal year — Opelousas, LA

52103FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
52103FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20087
FY20095
FY201013
FY201119
FY20126
FY201312
FY201458
FY201580
FY201690
FY201763
FY201876
FY201976
FY202062
FY202188
FY202286
FY202387
FY202491
FY2025103
FY2026*91
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*79831
FY202579969
FY2024761041
FY202371952
FY202270826
FY202165788
FY202051218
FY201968332
FY201865344
FY201759301
FY201669858
FY201566545
FY201452024
FY20130075
FY20120033
FY201100172
FY201000121
FY20090050
FY20080061
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, LA.

Applications by employer
  1. ST. Landry Parish School Board44
  2. Seventy One Plantation Planting Company24
  3. Lavergne Farms, LLC23
  4. Graham Farms Crop & Cattle LLC21
  5. Louisiana Aquaculture Investments20
  6. MB Crawfish LLC19
  7. Robbie DeVillier Farms and Services LLC18
  8. S&W Brown Farms, LLC18
  9. Sugar Fields Crawfish Farm LLC16
  10. Louisiana Alligator Industries Inc15
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 Animals622
  2. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse215
  3. Agricultural Equipment Operators49
  4. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers42
  5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education38
  6. Physicians, All Other18
  7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education17
  8. Packers and Packagers, Hand16
  9. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers11
  10. First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand7
Visa routes
  1. H-2A agricultural workers870
  2. H-1B82
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers75
  4. PERM labour certification71
  5. E-3 (Australia)3
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 $300,000; middle half $82,118 to $400,000 · median prevailing wage $160,222 (marker) · 13 applications.

$40k$135k$230k$325k$420k
$40k$135k$230k$325k$420k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Crawfish114
  2. Rice57
  3. Soybeans28
  4. Sugarcane21
  5. Corn14
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operators8
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Opelousas, LA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Eunice, LA317
  2. Opelousas, LA281
  3. Arnaudville, LA120
  4. Palmetto, LA118
  5. Port Barre, LA73
  6. Melville, LA60
  7. Washington, LA39
  8. Bunkie, LA33
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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