H1B Visa Sponsors in Louisiana

Total H1B Applications
22,395
H1B Employers
3,517
Average Salary
$78,562
Top City
BATON ROUGE
Top Employer
IBM INDIA PRIVATE LTD

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Louisiana is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 22,395 labor condition applications filed by 3,517 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Louisiana is $78,562.

The top H1B sponsor in Louisiana is IBM INDIA PRIVATE LTD, and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1131. Employers in Louisiana must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in Louisiana is baton rouge with 5,684 filings, followed by new Orleans. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Louisiana

The largest metro areas for H1B visa sponsorship in Louisiana. Click any city to view detailed employer and salary data.

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 baton rouge, LA 5,684 866 $67,032 East Baton Rouge Parish School System
2 new Orleans, LA 4,351 781 $73,204 The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
3 Lafayette,, LA 1,556 393 $80,272 University of Louisiana at Lafayette
4 Shreveport, LA 1,486 182 $97,238 LSU Health Sciences Center
5 monroe, LA 1,190 184 $87,830 IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
6 Kenner, LA 947 59 $79,075 Comtec Consultants Inc.
7 Metairie, LA 559 220 $67,756 MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (USA), INC.
8 Ruston, LA 497 30 $69,340 Infosytech Solutions Inc
9 Lake charles, LA 384 107 $73,802 McNeese State University
10 Covington, LA 321 82 $94,170 Globalstar, Inc.
11 Alexandria, LA 263 87 $176,387 Hospital Medicine Associates, LLC
12 Harahan, LA 255 45 $70,082 Intralox, LLC
13 Pineville, LA 212 31 $72,221 L&T Technology Services Limited
14 New Iberia, LA 170 44 $92,991 INFOSYS LIMITED
15 Harvey, LA 162 19 $42,279 JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
16 Houma, LA 158 58 $94,579 SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17 Lake Providence, LA 147 6 $41,968 East Carroll Parish School Board
18 Hammond, LA 145 35 $101,216 Southeastern Louisiana University
19 Thibodaux, LA 145 29 $72,006 Lafourche Parish School Board
20 Slidell, LA 131 38 $168,001 Apogee Medical Group, Louisiana, Inc

Top H1B Sponsors in Louisiana

These employers headquartered in Louisiana have filed the most H1B visa applications.

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 East Baton Rouge Parish School System LOUISIANA 941 $43,133 N/A
2 Infosytech Solutions Inc. Ruston 769 $66,397 91.7%
3 Louisiana State University and A&M College Baton Rouge 763 $66,862 98.7%
4 LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport 708 $106,101 100.0%
5 Infosys Solutions, Inc. Prairieville 465 $65,542 65.2%
6 The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans 449 $82,006 N/A
7 Qwest Corporation Monroe 447 $84,435 99.0%
8 Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans 385 $120,549 94.8%
9 Entergy Services, LLC New Orleans 286 $87,775 98.6%
10 World Fuel Services, Inc. Miami 282 $111,604 90.3%
11 THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE ENDOWMENT FUND NEW ORLEANS 281 $72,000 N/A
12 University of Louisiana at Lafayette NEW IBERIA 254 $66,355 100.0%
13 LSU Agricultural Center Baton Rouge 232 $50,484 99.4%
14 HSHS Medical Group, Inc. Springfield 222 $282,545 100.0%
15 Jefferson Parish Public School System Marrero 221 $41,584 N/A
16 Caddo Parish School Board Shreveport 217 $41,765 100.0%
17 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge 210 $55,568 100.0%
18 HNI, LLC Muscatine 201 $96,193 92.9%
19 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans 199 $63,524 N/A
20 LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER/NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS 165 $78,884 N/A

Top H1B Occupations in Louisiana

The most commonly sponsored H1B job titles in Louisiana. Click any occupation to view detailed salary and employer data for this state.

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Software Developers, Applications 1,585 481 $79,717 N/A
2 Computer Programmers 1,352 199 $68,367 N/A
3 Computer Systems Analysts 1,135 229 $68,323 N/A
4 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 655 17 $138,654 $82,820
5 Web Administrators 587 137 $74,986 N/A
6 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 546 107 $244,407 N/A
7 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 492 63 $44,309 $52,280
8 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special andCareer/Technical Education 414 74 $47,085 $59,340
9 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 410 27 $65,465 N/A
10 QUALITY ENGINEER 395 164 $84,444 $114,050
11 Auditors 375 158 $49,635 $69,540
12 Water/Wastewater Engineers 356 150 $79,327 $102,350
13 Electrical Engineers 311 98 $86,808 $108,620
14 Software Developers, Systems Software 259 86 $85,248 N/A
15 Chemical Engineers 254 93 $105,174 $131,180
16 Internists, General 237 57 $213,509 N/A
17 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 229 21 $121,338 $101,620
18 Computer Programmers 227 73 $55,209 N/A
19 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocatio 220 43 $48,524 $53,150
20 Software Developers 212 115 $105,853 $102,290

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