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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 %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 3 $42,758 75.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 3 $47,237 75.00%
Life Scientists, All Other 3 $42,404 75.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 3 $26,485 75.00%
Interior Designers 3 $36,629 75.00%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $36,171 75.00%
Healthcare Social Workers 3 $45,060 75.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 3 $72,890 75.00%
Mathematicians 3 $39,430 75.00%
Editors 3 $30,271 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%
Philippines 28 $51,046 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Administrators Of The Tulane Education Fund 43 $43,751 86.00%
Lfno Inc 43 $50,547 87.76%
St Helena Parish School District 43 $46,541 87.76%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 42 $52,643 87.50%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc 42 $131,049 87.50%
Ecole Bilingue De La Nouvelle Orleans 41 $41,639 85.42%
Nicholls State University 41 $43,180 85.42%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 40 $54,223 88.89%
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 38 $81,034 86.36%
Cheniere Energy Inc 38 $103,481 86.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palo Alto Inc 18 $22,545 100.00%
Earl Roy Enterprises Llc 18 $25,237 100.00%
Lone Pine Farms 18 $18,389 100.00%
B A Cane Inc 18 $24,378 100.00%
Deshotel Farms 18 $22,045 100.00%
Broussard Farms Llc 18 $23,590 100.00%
Clear Creek Stud Llc 18 $24,679 100.00%
Jordan Newton Inc 18 $22,416 100.00%
Black Gold Farms Inc 18 $24,651 100.00%
Brady Chautin Farms 18 $22,872 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Almatis Burnside 4 $123,563 33.33%
Cgi Federal Inc 4 $63,040 33.33%
Jessies Auto Sales 2 Llc 4 $20,405 36.36%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 4 $82,685 36.36%
Chevron Corporation 3 $110,684 27.27%
St Helena School District 3 $39,062 27.27%
Hair Crown Inc 3 $48,859 27.27%
American Physicians Inc 3 $187,199 27.27%
Community Coffee Llc 3 $60,632 27.27%
Stevens Seafood Inc 3 $41,489 27.27%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 132 $25,772 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $19,785 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 128 $20,005 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 125 $26,423 100.00%
Soybean Farming 122 $23,951 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 122 $24,318 100.00%
Hay Farming 108 $24,883 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 92 $25,943 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 83 $24,502 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 72 $24,515 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Full Service Restaurants 41 $28,224 50.62%
Limited Service Restaurants 39 $18,717 65.00%
Shellfish Farming 37 $30,683 68.52%
Computer Systems Design Services 33 $67,051 80.49%
Testing Laboratories And Services 32 $54,749 82.05%
Rice Farming 27 $30,820 72.97%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 27 $84,231 81.82%
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing 27 $64,585 84.38%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 25 $63,764 92.59%
Poultry Processing 24 $19,539 88.89%

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