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 %
Industrial Engineers 160 $75,663 82.05%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 148 $56,848 84.09%
Registered Nurses 147 $52,590 97.35%
Management Analysts 127 $64,183 86.39%
Engineers, All Other 125 $58,953 85.03%
Pediatricians, General 116 $145,184 85.93%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 110 $58,267 82.09%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 109 $69,463 86.51%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 108 $63,489 87.10%
Family and General Practitioners 104 $134,522 85.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Clerks, General 1 $24,710 1.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants and Auditors 20 $57,183 117.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 18 $71,725 105.88%
Transportation Inspectors 17 $54,654 106.25%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $42,336 100.00%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 16 $21,475 100.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 14 $33,461 93.33%
Computer Occupations, All Other 13 $61,674 86.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $49,367 86.67%
Chemical Engineers 13 $87,821 92.86%
Construction Laborers 13 $26,005 92.86%
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 %
Pennington Biomedical Research Center 7 $47,203 77.78%
Interstate Management Company Llc 7 $55,429 87.50%
Franks International Llc 7 $86,041 87.50%
Sycon International Llc 7 $58,288 87.50%
Advance Products Systems Inc 7 $51,545 87.50%
Control Services Inc 7 $45,354 87.50%
Merryville Oil Company Inc 7 $44,022 87.50%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 7 $56,647 87.50%
General Informatics Llc 7 $63,205 87.50%
Pelican Education Foundation Inc 7 $48,699 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shariden Farms Partnership 11 $25,327 100.00%
Live Oak Gardens Ltd 11 $23,082 100.00%
A L Lawson Partnership 11 $25,546 100.00%
Triple K M Farms Inc 11 $22,438 100.00%
Floyed Rice Llc 11 $24,213 100.00%
Lamm Brothers Llc 11 $22,496 100.00%
Ma Patout Son Limited Llc 11 $23,606 100.00%
Crs Llc 11 $23,621 100.00%
Knotts Farm Inc 11 $23,747 100.00%
Thibodeaux Brothers Partnership 11 $20,420 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Integrated Behavioral Health 1 $50,856 50.00%
Laitram Machine Shop Llc 1 $88,234 50.00%
Kent Lavergne 1 $27,019 50.00%
Gulf Crown Seafood Company Inc 1 $30,930 50.00%
Photonics 1 $71,074 50.00%
David M Vieth Dds Dba Kool Smiles 1 $172,515 50.00%
Voith Paper Fabric Roll Systems Inc 1 $107,266 50.00%
Janice L Corley Dba Corley Farms 1 $22,173 50.00%
Cse W Industries Inc 1 $53,664 50.00%
Lucid 1 $102,731 50.00%

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