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 %
Ecuador 10 $54,334 41.67%
South Africa 9 $49,737 37.50%
Guatemala 9 $57,715 39.13%
Trinidad And Tobago 9 $114,277 40.91%
Panama 8 $50,037 38.10%
Taiwan 8 $56,846 38.10%
Bangladesh 8 $46,627 42.11%
Australia 7 $90,391 41.18%
Jordan 7 $67,022 41.18%
Germany 7 $67,277 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Datametrics Software Systems Inc 8 $63,188 88.89%
Testengeer Inc 8 $80,688 88.89%
Hospital Service District No 1 Of The Parish Of Terrebonne 8 $132,280 88.89%
Bpa Technologies Inc 8 $76,952 88.89%
Hni Medical Services 8 $117,192 88.89%
West Carroll Health Systems Llc 8 $130,406 88.89%
Louisiana Healthcare Associates Llc 8 $169,000 88.89%
Neuro Care Of Louisiana Llc 8 $202,059 88.89%
Onesource Ehs Llc 7 $47,066 77.78%
Yuhuang Chemical Inc 7 $49,070 77.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
F D Farms 11 $23,350 100.00%
John Leonards Farms 11 $22,678 100.00%
Dupont Nursery 11 $26,997 100.00%
Edward M Beaver Iii 11 $24,162 100.00%
Edward C Faust 11 $22,382 100.00%
3s Farms Llc 11 $24,117 100.00%
Paul Heinen Farms 11 $21,674 100.00%
Roy F Linzay Jr 11 $24,107 100.00%
Raymond Fruge 11 $23,365 100.00%
Bracys Nursery Llc 11 $24,117 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leopona Inc Dba Audiosocket 1 $76,170 50.00%
Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc 1 $84,989 50.00%
Orion Engineered Carbons Llc 1 $76,710 50.00%
Huka Productions Llc 1 $74,318 50.00%
Utiliworks Consulting Llc 1 $80,808 50.00%
Epam Systems Inc 1 $76,170 50.00%
Soonjae Trading Llc 1 $17,202 50.00%
W R Grace Co 1 $87,464 50.00%
Focus Vq Llc 1 $62,899 50.00%
Us Composite Pipe South Llc 1 $75,525 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