We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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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 %
Surveyors 7 $52,511 87.50%
Musicians and Singers 7 $33,707 87.50%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 7 $50,000 87.50%
Purchasing Managers 7 $72,007 87.50%
Marine Architects 7 $74,765 87.50%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 7 $49,596 87.50%
Social and Community Service Managers 7 $62,109 87.50%
Credit Analysts 6 $37,014 75.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $43,945 75.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 6 $53,695 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graphic Designers 1 $41,392 33.33%
Animal Breeders 1 $33,072 33.33%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $78,478 33.33%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1 $57,678 33.33%
Automotive Master Mechanics 1 $26,957 33.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1 $43,389 33.33%
Athletic Trainers 1 $31,100 33.33%
Auditors 1 $62,462 33.33%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $44,050 33.33%
Childcare Workers 1 $22,672 33.33%
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 %
India 274 $1,599,983 42.09%
Mexico 229 $34,136 37.06%
China 108 $40,809 51.92%
Vietnam 84 $19,119 51.53%
Cambodia 79 $17,763 51.63%
Nepal 73 $41,059 58.87%
South Korea 55 $29,395 46.22%
Iran 37 $25,757 34.91%
Brazil 35 $42,288 41.18%
Canada 28 $82,216 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Health System 19 $62,693 86.36%
Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle Orleans Inc 19 $58,616 86.36%
Urs Corporation 19 $75,132 86.36%
The Water Institute Of The Gulf 18 $58,846 81.82%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America 18 $39,978 85.71%
Louisiana Department Of Health And Hospitals 18 $49,006 85.71%
Cbi Llc 18 $93,646 85.71%
St Landry Parish School Board 17 $40,688 80.95%
Gordon Sales Inc 17 $68,458 85.00%
Mastech Resourcing Inc 17 $67,495 85.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Woods Farms Inc 15 $24,619 100.00%
Quad Ag Enterprise Llc 15 $20,352 100.00%
Jumonville Farms 15 $22,237 100.00%
Thibodeaux Ag Group 15 $24,193 100.00%
Wendell Zaunbrecher 15 $24,382 100.00%
Irish Bend Planting Inc 15 $23,005 100.00%
Fritz Island Farms 15 $20,564 100.00%
Abt Zaunbrecher Farms 15 $24,719 100.00%
Z Farms Llc 15 $25,003 100.00%
Barlow Farms Llc 15 $25,188 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Food Sanitation Llc 2 $50,804 33.33%
Jotun Paints Inc 2 $84,594 33.33%
Laitram Llc 2 $59,041 40.00%
Jeff Broussard Crawfishllc 2 $28,808 40.00%
Sgs North America Inc 2 $58,334 40.00%
Gcr Incorporated 2 $63,138 40.00%
T3 Global Projects Llc 2 $40,331 40.00%
Engineering Inspection Services Llc 2 $83,575 40.00%
Mings Llc 2 $24,398 40.00%
Drax Biomass Inc 2 $94,994 40.00%

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.

State Avg Wage