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 %
Political Scientists 2 $62,587 66.67%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 2 $39,484 66.67%
Risk Management Specialists 2 $53,862 66.67%
Survey Researchers 2 $45,583 66.67%
Logistics Analysts 2 $63,783 66.67%
Exercise Physiologists 2 $41,018 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $35,454 100.00%
Emergency Management Directors 2 $54,766 100.00%
Counselors, All Other 2 $32,469 100.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 2 $37,991 100.00%
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 %
India 274 $1,599,983 42.09%
Mexico 229 $34,136 37.06%
China 108 $40,809 51.92%
Vietnam 84 $19,119 51.53%
Cambodia 79 $17,763 51.63%
Nepal 73 $41,059 58.87%
South Korea 55 $29,395 46.22%
Iran 37 $25,757 34.91%
Brazil 35 $42,288 41.18%
Philippines 28 $51,046 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Administrators Of The Tulane Endowment Fund 250 $52,953 85.03%
University Of Louisiana At Lafayette 244 $48,596 87.14%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 234 $61,088 95.12%
The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund 208 $52,011 87.39%
Louisiana State University And Am College 208 $54,514 92.04%
Lsu Agricultural Center 200 $49,374 93.90%
Lt Technology Services Limited 169 $69,397 86.22%
Accenture Llp 166 $69,078 97.65%
Louisiana Tech University 153 $49,508 97.45%
Louisiana Health Service And Indemnity Co 147 $67,268 94.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mccauley Farms 28 $22,215 100.00%
Hebert Farms 28 $21,938 100.00%
Freyou Farms 28 $20,328 100.00%
Joseph O Kent Farms 28 $21,071 100.00%
Evergreen Honey Co Inc 27 $21,963 100.00%
K M Cane 27 $22,188 100.00%
M Hymel Sons Inc 26 $21,142 100.00%
Edward J Vincent Farms 25 $22,202 100.00%
Seventy One Plantation Planting Company 25 $22,685 100.00%
Damian Glaser Farms Llc 25 $23,067 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Management Services Inc 22 $25,211 36.67%
Bg Seafood Inc 21 $17,990 36.21%
Lafourche Parish School Board 19 $41,554 36.54%
C S Garden And Nursery 19 $17,438 41.30%
Bayou Shrimp Processors Inc 17 $24,127 40.48%
Bart Keller Company Llc 17 $25,682 40.48%
Centurytel Service Group Llc 16 $71,233 41.03%
Quality Repair Llc 15 $26,547 38.46%
Intertek Usa Inc 14 $63,807 36.84%
M M Lawn And Irrigation Llc 14 $20,705 40.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 132 $25,772 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $19,785 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 128 $20,005 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 125 $26,423 100.00%
Soybean Farming 122 $23,951 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 122 $24,318 100.00%
Hay Farming 108 $24,883 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 92 $25,943 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 83 $24,502 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 72 $24,515 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Full Service Restaurants 41 $28,224 50.62%
Limited Service Restaurants 39 $18,717 65.00%
Shellfish Farming 37 $30,683 68.52%
Computer Systems Design Services 33 $67,051 80.49%
Testing Laboratories And Services 32 $54,749 82.05%
Rice Farming 27 $30,820 72.97%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 27 $84,231 81.82%
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing 27 $64,585 84.38%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 25 $63,764 92.59%
Poultry Processing 24 $19,539 88.89%

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