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 %
Niger 1 $34,790 50.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $143,624 50.00%
Belarus 1 $77,230 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $21,861 50.00%
Switzerland 1 $108,120 50.00%
Bahrain 1 $59,134 50.00%
Benin 1 $43,030 50.00%
Uruguay 1 $51,709 50.00%
Grenada 1 $58,240 50.00%
Hungary 1 $85,010 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Touche Llp 74 $50,856 87.06%
Lsu Health Sciences Centernew Orleans 74 $56,128 92.50%
Pediatric Group Of Acadiana Llc 74 $137,494 96.10%
St Francis Medical Group Llc 73 $150,704 96.05%
National Hospitalist Services Pc 71 $176,719 93.42%
Centurytel Service Group Llc 65 $67,631 87.84%
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board 64 $42,941 90.14%
Xavier University Of Louisiana 63 $50,559 92.65%
Larsen Toubro Limited 63 $40,746 92.65%
Mcneese State University 61 $48,429 91.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Charles Guidry Farms 21 $21,846 100.00%
Merrimack Valley Apiaries Inc 21 $22,501 100.00%
Lejeune Brothers Llc 21 $23,420 100.00%
M W Farms Inc 21 $18,712 100.00%
Mamou Rice Driers Warehouse Inc 21 $22,458 100.00%
Big D Farms Of Luling Llc 21 $21,360 100.00%
Armant Plantation Inc 21 $24,083 100.00%
Ellender Farms Inc 21 $21,397 100.00%
T Lanaux Son Llc 20 $24,234 100.00%
Walet Bros Inc 20 $20,989 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Martins Agricultural Repair Service 8 $26,762 42.11%
Hospital Medicine Group Inc 7 $132,054 41.18%
Shaw Services Llc 7 $74,099 41.18%
Sterling Sugars Llc 7 $48,907 41.18%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7 $78,621 41.18%
Seal Consulting Inc 7 $94,652 43.75%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 7 $78,470 43.75%
Avani Systems Inc 7 $59,848 46.67%
Lumen Technologies Service Group Llc 7 $86,968 46.67%
Cajun Sugar Company Llc 6 $51,563 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