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 %
Moldova 1 $42,267 33.33%
Netherlands 1 $99,611 50.00%
Malaysia 1 $123,427 50.00%
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%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southeastern Louisiana University 59 $48,221 89.39%
Lafourche Parish School Board 57 $41,439 87.69%
Konane Solutions Llc 57 $66,486 89.06%
Apogee Medical Group Louisiana Inc 56 $139,695 87.50%
Hcl America Inc 55 $69,198 91.67%
Louisiana State University In Shreveport 55 $47,973 91.67%
Hospital Medicine Associates Llc 55 $182,399 91.67%
East Carroll Parish School Board 54 $37,743 93.10%
International School Of Louisiana 53 $42,186 91.38%
Jefferson Parish Public School System 52 $41,165 91.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paul Schexnayder Farms 20 $22,834 100.00%
Ronald R Hebert Inc 20 $22,221 100.00%
Trinity Farm Inc 20 $23,362 100.00%
A M Farms Inc 20 $22,657 100.00%
3d Sugar Farms Inc 20 $24,924 100.00%
T M Farms Llc 19 $25,274 100.00%
Neal Landry Farms 19 $23,407 100.00%
Ed Lester Farms 19 $20,872 100.00%
Lionel Mounier Jr Farm 19 $22,656 100.00%
Glynn Rivet Sons Inc 19 $19,844 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mullin Landscape Associates 6 $49,171 40.00%
Wong Inc 5 $31,966 35.71%
Shahid Mansoor Md A Professional Medical Corporat 5 $102,449 35.71%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America 5 $59,625 35.71%
Monsanto Company 5 $84,053 35.71%
General Health Systems Staffing Services Llc 5 $187,199 35.71%
Keystone Engineering Inc 5 $80,408 38.46%
Ternium Usa Inc 5 $66,643 38.46%
Midas Hospitality Llc 5 $16,994 38.46%
Five S Farms And Construction 5 $48,456 38.46%

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