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 %
Canada 28 $82,216 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 %
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 %
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