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 %
Software Developers, Applications 1,959 $70,381 89.00%
Computer Programmers 1,378 $53,373 90.42%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,285 $56,981 91.98%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 639 $63,055 73.62%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 545 $144,945 95.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 511 $58,725 91.91%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 502 $41,329 91.94%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 388 $43,876 87.00%
Mechanical Engineers 381 $77,640 86.99%
Civil Engineers 336 $74,119 80.19%
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 %
Greece 4 $99,790 50.00%
Spain 4 $32,729 50.00%
Romania 4 $41,845 50.00%
Belize 4 $45,479 50.00%
Indonesia 4 $47,294 50.00%
Bulgaria 4 $49,873 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $77,667 37.50%
United States Of America 3 $65,754 42.86%
Argentina 3 $41,213 42.86%
Sri Lanka 3 $101,740 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 138 $54,004 89.03%
International Business Machines Corporation 135 $77,450 88.82%
Ernst Young Us Llp 132 $59,463 91.03%
Willis Knighton Medical Center Inc 132 $88,873 95.65%
Infosys Limited 121 $51,085 87.68%
East Baton Rouge Parish School System 112 $43,086 83.58%
Tech Mahindra Technologies Inc 111 $59,422 84.73%
Lafayette Parish School System 109 $42,109 85.83%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 100 $56,849 81.97%
Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport 100 $63,383 86.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Four Oaks Farms 25 $21,482 100.00%
Terry P Blanchard Farms 25 $21,650 100.00%
Alton Landry Inc 25 $22,013 100.00%
Gons Go Llc 25 $22,294 100.00%
Glaser Farms Partnership 24 $23,563 100.00%
Clayton Hurdle Farms Llc 24 $24,131 100.00%
Ted Broussard Farms Inc 24 $22,200 100.00%
Ourso Farms Inc 24 $22,358 100.00%
John Goode Farms Partnership 24 $23,383 100.00%
Loreauville Harvesting Llc 24 $21,660 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Madison Parish School Board 13 $40,902 41.94%
Amedisys Inc 13 $55,511 41.94%
Cipherqore Solutions Inc 13 $87,602 46.43%
Yankee Canal Seafood 13 $17,630 46.43%
Blue Skies Landscape Llc 13 $29,210 48.15%
Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc 12 $65,071 48.00%
Entergy Operations Inc 11 $72,159 44.00%
Mmr Constructors Inc 11 $70,135 44.00%
Wood Group Psn Inc 11 $101,196 44.00%
Acadia Crawfish Company Llc 11 $27,269 44.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

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