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Louisiana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
20,137	58.57%	$66,286	H-1B
11,777	34.26%	$23,340	H-2A
2,034	5.92%	$284,301	PERM
431	1.25%	$80,554	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Louisiana has seen a total of 34,379 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Louisiana is the H-1B visa with 20,137 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 58.57% of Louisiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 11,777 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 34.26% of Louisiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Louisiana (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Developers	17	$43,005	85.00%
Hydrologists	17	$57,880	85.00%
Dentists, General	17	$73,367	85.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$43,583	89.47%
Urban and Regional Planners	16	$51,470	84.21%
Lodging Managers	16	$43,654	84.21%
Mechatronics Engineers	16	$68,412	84.21%
Graphic Designers	16	$35,126	84.21%
Health Educators	16	$40,313	88.89%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	16	$42,374	88.89%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	2	$39,936	50.00%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	2	$18,689	50.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2	$75,026	50.00%
Interpreters and Translators	2	$51,823	50.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks	2	$41,808	50.00%
Marine Engineers	2	$75,400	50.00%
Surgeons	2	$197,600	50.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$43,380	50.00%
Machinists	2	$47,445	50.00%
Dentists, General	2	$107,131	50.00%

Louisiana Employees Over Time

Louisiana has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,182 employees were hired. Louisiana peaked in 2015 with 2,095 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 186 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Louisiana From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ireland	2	$41,362	33.33%
Albania	2	$82,730	40.00%
Portugal	2	$92,082	40.00%
Costa Rica	2	$42,744	40.00%
Czech Republic	2	$35,495	40.00%
Kenya	2	$39,370	40.00%
Ukraine	2	$59,520	50.00%
Croatia	2	$75,047	50.00%
Georgia	2	$71,562	50.00%
Azerbaijan	2	$82,795	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gcr Inc	15	$63,856	88.24%
Honeywell International Inc	14	$98,940	82.35%
Plaquemines Parish School Board	14	$44,296	82.35%
Centenary College Of Louisiana	14	$53,007	82.35%
Celcite Management Solutions Llc	14	$71,855	82.35%
Weeks Marine Inc	14	$69,441	87.50%
Community Coffee Company Llc	14	$80,285	87.50%
Ntt Data Inc	14	$82,533	87.50%
Lourdes Physician Group Llc	14	$139,458	87.50%
Pelican Educational Foundation	13	$44,411	86.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Steven Craig Olivier	14	$24,303	100.00%
Dale Vidrine Farm	14	$23,695	100.00%
David Habetz Farms	14	$21,919	100.00%
Raceland Raw Sugar Llc	14	$25,293	100.00%
Bs Kings Llc	14	$13,439	100.00%
Pine Point Farms	14	$22,484	100.00%
Eugene Gravois Services Inc	14	$22,662	100.00%
R Schexnayder Sons Llc	14	$22,861	100.00%
Hook Ranch Llc	14	$22,743	100.00%
Familia Farm Partnership Llc	14	$26,257	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Votervoice Llc	1	$44,054	20.00%
Jones Creek Adventist Academy	1	$14,503	20.00%
Freegulliver Llc	1	$43,139	25.00%
Praeses	1	$46,758	25.00%
Digital Engineering Imaging Inc	1	$55,494	25.00%
Sapa Extrusions Llc	1	$37,960	25.00%
Zen Japanese Grill Sushi Bar	1	$27,269	25.00%
Zina International Inc	1	$41,662	25.00%
Waggonner Ball Architects Apc	1	$68,515	25.00%
Tampico Mexican Restaurant Cantina	1	$15,371	25.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,683	$62,284	86.21%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,418	$51,198	83.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,396	$42,985	91.36%
Engineering Services	1,269	$71,951	83.54%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,165	$66,766	88.93%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,026	$80,581	94.91%
Computer Systems Design Services	884	$63,272	95.67%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	801	$147,312	88.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	313	$68,655	94.28%
Other Computer Related Services	253	$65,527	83.22%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shellfish Farming	2,376	$24,610	100.00%
Sugarcane Farming	2,288	$24,347	100.00%
Aquaculture	1,290	$24,580	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	683	$26,998	100.00%
Rice Farming	682	$24,139	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	309	$24,162	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	243	$25,906	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	211	$26,040	100.00%
Apiculture	169	$25,073	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	160	$26,765	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Landscaping Services	508	$1,813,664	70.36%
Engineering Services	233	$83,412	45.87%
Custom Computer Programming Services	225	$72,981	63.38%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	182	$601,795	58.71%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	126	$3,389,665	54.08%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	91	$87,854	40.44%
Other Computer Related Services	86	$78,668	47.25%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	81	$23,311	64.29%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	60	$21,022	65.93%
Sugarcane Farming	54	$30,953	62.79%

Louisiana Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Louisiana to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Louisiana over all years is $66,286. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.