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 %
Philippines 28 $51,046 38.89%
Pakistan 19 $61,941 30.16%
France 18 $51,022 38.30%
Honduras 16 $49,782 36.36%
Venezuela 15 $82,042 41.67%
United Kingdom 14 $65,799 40.00%
Colombia 12 $56,144 38.71%
Lebanon 11 $74,443 42.31%
Turkey 11 $66,717 44.00%
Egypt 10 $73,080 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cdrp Technologies Llc 17 $54,940 85.00%
Formosa Plastics Corporation Louisiana 17 $78,940 85.00%
Ampirical Solutions Llc 17 $77,098 85.00%
Our Lady Of The Lake Ascension Llc 17 $155,264 85.00%
Highland Clinic Apmc 17 $166,389 85.00%
Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital Inc 16 $77,809 80.00%
Enquero Inc 16 $51,841 84.21%
Christus Health 16 $41,501 84.21%
Pan American Life Insurance Company 16 $68,227 84.21%
Fast Enterprises Llc 16 $76,448 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Townsend Brothers Farms Inc 15 $22,163 100.00%
Kevin Blood Farms 15 $22,346 100.00%
Turf Grass Farms Inc 15 $22,177 100.00%
G L Farm Partnership 15 $21,165 100.00%
Kenney Book Farms 15 $22,647 100.00%
Perinos Garden Center Inc 15 $21,918 100.00%
Andersons Produce Plant Farm 15 $21,752 100.00%
Florence Farms Llc 15 $21,842 100.00%
Big Horn Rice Farm Partnership 15 $22,080 100.00%
Walnut Grove Plantation 15 $20,564 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nan Ya Plastics Corp America 2 $41,995 40.00%
Ben Merrick Farms Llc 2 $42,671 40.00%
Hargrove Associates Inc 2 $103,272 40.00%
Epic Piping Llc 2 $74,755 40.00%
Graphic Packaging International Llc 2 $72,260 40.00%
Dnv Gl Usa Inc 2 $108,379 40.00%
Gis Engineering Llc 2 $62,806 40.00%
Lane Regional Medical Center 2 $131,768 40.00%
Jeffery G Leger And James T Leger Farm Partnersh 2 $22,485 40.00%
Dbsysgraph Inc 2 $94,245 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