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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 %
Cytogenetic Technologists 2 $32,760 100.00%
Music Directors 2 $32,188 100.00%
Animal Scientists 2 $41,423 100.00%
Human Resources Managers 2 $48,381 100.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 2 $69,566 100.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2 $53,144 100.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 2 $50,482 100.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 2 $64,917 100.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 2 $47,819 100.00%
Pharmacy Technicians 2 $19,781 100.00%
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 %
Nicaragua 6 $33,148 42.86%
Russia 6 $34,525 46.15%
Nigeria 6 $105,283 46.15%
Italy 6 $42,451 50.00%
Chile 5 $100,622 41.67%
Haiti 5 $26,507 45.45%
Dominican Republic 5 $56,651 45.45%
Hong Kong 5 $22,134 45.45%
Cameroon 5 $10,769,414 45.45%
Greece 4 $99,790 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Private Limited 985 $51,322 80.54%
Comtec Consultants Inc 713 $62,429 92.96%
Ochsner Clinic Foundation 574 $66,797 97.95%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 515 $64,521 90.03%
Ibm Corporation 461 $73,668 80.74%
Lsu Health Sciences Center 408 $52,563 77.71%
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund 383 $57,074 74.22%
Louisiana State University And A M College 323 $44,969 79.17%
Infosytech Solutions Inc 302 $47,399 86.78%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 281 $83,119 92.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ross Frederick 45 $22,024 100.00%
Alma Plantation Llc 44 $25,759 100.00%
Guillot Farms Inc 37 $22,807 100.00%
Denais Farms 35 $22,242 100.00%
Lowry Farms Inc 35 $21,859 100.00%
Engemann Farms 32 $23,550 100.00%
Allee And Allen Farms Llc 31 $22,862 100.00%
Lane A Blanchard Farms Llc 29 $22,422 100.00%
Lanie Farms Inc 29 $22,966 100.00%
Broke Farms Llc 28 $23,886 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Louisiana Pride Catfish Inc 234 $17,621 100.00%
Corporate Green Llc 186 $4,898,455 100.00%
Louisiana State University And A M College 154 $50,538 100.00%
Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc 60 $21,022 46.51%
Ochsner Clinic Foundation 58 $2,081,722 51.33%
Kergan Brothers Inc 35 $18,096 35.35%
The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund 31 $51,459 36.47%
Apogee Medical Group Louisiana Inc 25 $166,897 31.65%
St Francis Medical Group Llc 24 $130,124 33.80%
Calcasieu Parish School System 23 $40,485 37.10%

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