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 %
Climate Change Analysts 1 $47,674 50.00%
Construction and Building Inspectors 1 $31,242 100.00%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 1 $50,461 100.00%
Foresters 1 $53,498 100.00%
Reporters and Correspondents 1 $26,936 100.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1 $43,784 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $41,392 100.00%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 1 $21,737 100.00%
Logistics Managers 1 $74,922 100.00%
Art Directors 1 $45,760 100.00%
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 %
Philippines 28 $51,046 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 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 %
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