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 %
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 %
Bahamas 1 $42,370 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $62,442 50.00%
Mali 1 $46,925 50.00%
Barbados 1 $187,199 50.00%
Sudan 1 $121,077 50.00%
Tanzania 1 $32,150 50.00%
Senegal 1 $37,232 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $40,789 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $44,950 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $78,478 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 138 $54,004 89.03%
International Business Machines Corporation 135 $77,450 88.82%
Ernst Young Us Llp 132 $59,463 91.03%
Willis Knighton Medical Center Inc 132 $88,873 95.65%
Infosys Limited 121 $51,085 87.68%
East Baton Rouge Parish School System 112 $43,086 83.58%
Tech Mahindra Technologies Inc 111 $59,422 84.73%
Lafayette Parish School System 109 $42,109 85.83%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 100 $56,849 81.97%
Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport 100 $63,383 86.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Four Oaks Farms 25 $21,482 100.00%
Terry P Blanchard Farms 25 $21,650 100.00%
Alton Landry Inc 25 $22,013 100.00%
Gons Go Llc 25 $22,294 100.00%
Glaser Farms Partnership 24 $23,563 100.00%
Clayton Hurdle Farms Llc 24 $24,131 100.00%
Ted Broussard Farms Inc 24 $22,200 100.00%
Ourso Farms Inc 24 $22,358 100.00%
John Goode Farms Partnership 24 $23,383 100.00%
Loreauville Harvesting Llc 24 $21,660 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Madison Parish School Board 13 $40,902 41.94%
Amedisys Inc 13 $55,511 41.94%
Cipherqore Solutions Inc 13 $87,602 46.43%
Yankee Canal Seafood 13 $17,630 46.43%
Blue Skies Landscape Llc 13 $29,210 48.15%
Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc 12 $65,071 48.00%
Entergy Operations Inc 11 $72,159 44.00%
Mmr Constructors Inc 11 $70,135 44.00%
Wood Group Psn Inc 11 $101,196 44.00%
Acadia Crawfish Company Llc 11 $27,269 44.00%

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