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)

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 %
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 %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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