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 %
Industrial Engineers 12 $78,957 92.31%
Software Developers, Systems Software 12 $78,901 92.31%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11 $116,639 84.62%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 11 $79,414 84.62%
Database Administrators 11 $10,644,334 84.62%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 10 $42,289 83.33%
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 10 $36,756 83.33%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 10 $27,269 90.91%
Pediatricians, General 10 $93,220 90.91%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 9 $50,579 81.82%
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 %
Evangeline Parish School District 8 $43,047 88.89%
Galata Chemicals Llc 8 $56,134 88.89%
Advanced Logistics Llc 8 $54,901 88.89%
Dynachem Research Center Llc 8 $61,698 88.89%
Complete Medical Solutions Llc 8 $56,929 88.89%
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Llc 8 $68,026 88.89%
Cimation Llc 8 $69,815 88.89%
Lula Westfield Llc 8 $79,477 88.89%
Gotech Inc 8 $79,340 88.89%
Dbsysgraph Inc 8 $79,325 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Karl A Glaser Farm Llc 12 $18,603 100.00%
He Harper Farms 12 $19,511 100.00%
Burt Oubre Farms 12 $24,428 100.00%
Bieber Farms Ltd 12 $22,713 100.00%
Sotile Farms Inc 12 $26,130 100.00%
Karl J Hensgens 12 $22,162 100.00%
1887 Farms Inc 12 $26,380 100.00%
Patrick Zaunbrecher And Sons Farm 12 $22,868 100.00%
Harmon Ohlenforst Partnership 12 $21,096 100.00%
Vondenstein Farms 11 $24,175 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jhsl Inc Dba Pelican Cleaners 1 $21,424 50.00%
Universal Technical Services A Div Of Fjm Of La 1 $110,510 50.00%
Reily Foods Company 1 $58,947 50.00%
Shreveport Bossier Korean Presbyterian Church 1 $80,184 50.00%
Reich Associatesllc 1 $34,653 50.00%
Caddo Bossier Soccer Association 1 $45,614 50.00%
Kaplan Express Llc 1 $35,506 50.00%
Ming K Wong 1 $18,242 50.00%
Choi And Keum Inc 1 $16,973 50.00%
Waldorf Education Association Of New Orleans 1 $42,910 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