What FY2018 H-1B data shows for Louisiana

This page covers Department of Labor H-1B LCA disclosure data for Louisiana in fiscal year 2018. About 87.2% of filings were certified, while 35 were denied and 53 were withdrawn. Offered wages spanned $23,000 to $635,000, with a median of $76,653 and an average of $93,421.

Compared with FY2017, certified vacancies were down 330 and LCA filings were down 149. Median wages rose by $5,334 year over year.

Among the largest H-1B employers in Louisiana this year were CGI TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS INC. (295 vacancies), DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP (148 vacancies), CGI FEDERAL INC. (91 vacancies), HCL AMERICA, INC. (80 vacancies), and THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND (65 vacancies). Browse the sponsors tab below for the full ranking, salaries, and filing counts.

Demand concentrated in roles such as SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, PROGRAMMER ANALYST, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, and ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS. Use the jobs and LCA filings tabs to compare titles, work locations, and individual case records.

Key figures · FY2018

Volume

Vacancies: 2,287
LCA filings: 1,794
Sponsors: 529
Job roles: 768

Decisions

Certified: 1,564 (87.2%)
Denied: 35
Withdrawn: 53

Pay

Median: $76,653
Average: $93,421
Min: $23,000
Max: $635,000

Employers & roles

Who hires in Louisiana in FY2018, and for which jobs?

H-1B jobs in Louisiana

Job titles with certified vacancies in FY2018. Search or sort to explore.

Job title	Vacancies	Growth	Filings	Avg $	Min $	Max $	Sponsors

H-1B sponsors in Louisiana

Employers filing H-1B LCAs in FY2018.

Company	Vacancies	Growth	Filings	Avg $	Min $	Max $	Job Roles

LCA filings in Louisiana

1,794

LCA filings

1,564

Certified

87.2% of filings

Denied

2.0% of filings

Withdrawn

3.0% of filings

LCA Number	Employer	Role	Location	Salary	Submitted	Decision	Visa	Status
I-200-18157-205998	ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL GROUP, LLC	CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON	MONROE, LA	$635,000	2018-06-20 00:00:00	2018-06-26 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-17287-204913	PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVES COUNSELING & THERAPY, LLC	PSYCHIATRIST	SHREVEPORT, LA	$520,000	2017-10-14 00:00:00	2017-10-19 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18235-880851	CLHG-LEESVILLE, LLC	CARDIOLOGIST	LEESVILLE, LA	$450,000	2018-08-30 00:00:00	2018-09-06 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18017-787954	LAFAYETTE KIDNEY CARE, LLC	PHYSICIAN	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$425,000	2018-01-23 00:00:00	2018-03-28 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED-WITHDRAWN
I-200-18018-682825	LAFAYETTE KIDNEY CARE, LLC	PHYSICIAN	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$425,000	2018-01-23 00:00:00	2018-03-28 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED-WITHDRAWN
I-200-18018-713406	LAFAYETTE KIDNEY CARE, LLC	PHYSICIAN	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$425,000	2018-01-23 00:00:00	2018-03-28 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED-WITHDRAWN
I-200-18087-572925	LAFAYETTE KIDNEY CARE, LLC	PHYSICIAN	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$425,000	2018-04-04 00:00:00	2018-04-10 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18087-648288	LAFAYETTE KIDNEY CARE, LLC	PHYSICIAN	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$425,000	2018-04-04 00:00:00	2018-04-10 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18087-758938	LAFAYETTE KIDNEY CARE, LLC	PHYSICIAN	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$425,000	2018-04-04 00:00:00	2018-04-10 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18129-400570	SOUTH LOUISIANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES	PHYSICIAN - CARDIOLOGIST	HOUMA, LA	$425,000	2018-05-09 00:00:00	2018-05-15 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18080-672350	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	HEPATOLOGIST	NEW ORLEANS, LA	$410,000	2018-03-22 00:00:00	2018-03-28 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18080-813510	OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION	HEPATOLOGIST	NEW ORLEANS, LA	$410,000	2018-03-22 00:00:00	2018-03-28 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18213-613248	NEW IBERIA HOLDINGS, INC.	GENERAL SURGEON	ALEXANDRIA, LA	$402,000	2018-08-02 00:00:00	2018-08-08 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18046-568201	AFFINITY HEALTH GROUP, LLC	CARDIOLOGIST/ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST	MONROE, LA	$400,000	2018-03-08 00:00:00	2018-03-14 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18046-612531	AFFINITY HEALTH GROUP, LLC	CARDIOLOGIST/ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST	MONROE, LA	$400,000	2018-03-08 00:00:00	2018-03-14 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18134-738993	LAFAYETTE HEALTH VENTURES, INC.	HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY PHYSICIAN	LAFAYETTE, LA	$400,000	2018-05-14 00:00:00	2018-05-18 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18055-009769	DAVID M. VIETH, D.D.S, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION	ORTHODONTIST	MARIETTA, LA	$351,000	2018-02-24 00:00:00	2018-03-01 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18055-583266	DAVID M. VIETH, D.D.S, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION	ORTHODONTIST	MARIETTA, LA	$351,000	2018-02-24 00:00:00	2018-03-01 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18067-355352	GREEN CLINIC, LLC	OPTHAMOLOGIST	RUSTON, LA	$350,000	2018-03-20 00:00:00	2018-03-26 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18037-632141	AFFINITY HEALTH GROUP, LLC	ANESTHESIOLOGIST	MONROE, LA	$325,000	2018-03-14 00:00:00	2018-03-20 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18004-035279	WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	NEUROLOGIST	SHREVEPORT, LA	$320,000	2018-01-04 00:00:00	2018-01-10 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18004-752620	WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	NEUROLOGIST	SHREVEPORT, LA	$320,000	2018-01-04 00:00:00	2018-01-10 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18012-111271	WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	NEUROLOGIST	SHREVEPORT, LA	$320,000	2018-01-12 00:00:00	2018-01-19 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18012-156294	WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	NEUROLOGIST	SHREVEPORT, LA	$320,000	2018-01-12 00:00:00	2018-01-19 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18012-385100	WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	NEUROLOGIST	SHREVEPORT, LA	$320,000	2018-01-12 00:00:00	2018-01-19 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-203-18241-281081	CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.	SENIOR MANAGER, OPERATIONS SUPPORT	HOUSTON, LA	$320,000	2018-08-30 00:00:00	2018-09-06 00:00:00	E-3 Australian	CERTIFIED
I-200-18051-888239	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL	PEDIATRIC CARDIAC INTENSIVIST	NEW ORLEANS, LA	$315,000	2018-02-20 00:00:00	2018-02-26 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18078-711927	CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH, APMC	INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST	HOUMA, LA	$300,000	2018-03-19 00:00:00	2018-03-23 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18078-889837	CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF THE SOUTH, APMC	INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST	HOUMA, LA	$300,000	2018-03-19 00:00:00	2018-03-23 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18151-121954	OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC	INTENSIVIST (PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN)	BATON ROUGE, LA	$300,000	2018-06-20 00:00:00	2018-06-26 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18151-198232	OUR LADY OF THE LAKE PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC	INTENSIVIST (PULMONARY/CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN)	BATON ROUGE, LA	$300,000	2018-06-20 00:00:00	2018-06-26 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-203-18158-918963	FIRST BAUXITE US INC.	PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	WILMINGTON, LA	$300,000	2018-06-08 00:00:00	2018-06-14 00:00:00	E-3 Australian	CERTIFIED
I-203-18187-317926	CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.	MANAGER, PRODUCTION	HOUSTON, LA	$295,000	2018-07-31 00:00:00	2018-08-06 00:00:00	E-3 Australian	CERTIFIED
I-200-18158-498449	OVERTON BROOKS VA	STAFF PHYSICIAN (OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS)	SHREVEPORT, LA	$285,000	2018-06-28 00:00:00	2018-07-05 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18222-319529	LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	SHREVEPORT, LA	$280,000	2018-08-10 00:00:00	2018-08-16 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18254-486030	LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	SHREVEPORT, LA	$280,000	2018-09-11 00:00:00	2018-09-17 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18071-051659	MISSISSIPPI NEPHROLOGISTS, LLC	NEPHROLOGIST	NATCHEZ, LA	$275,000	2018-03-28 00:00:00	2018-04-03 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18071-068336	MISSISSIPPI NEPHROLOGISTS, LLC	NEPHROLOGIST	NATCHEZ, LA	$275,000	2018-03-28 00:00:00	2018-04-03 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-17275-946167	LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER/NEW ORLEANS	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-CLINICAL	NEW ORLEANS, LA	$270,000	2017-10-02 00:00:00	2017-10-07 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18130-133596	LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	SHREVEPORT, LA	$270,000	2018-05-10 00:00:00	2018-05-16 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18213-177853	LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	SHREVEPORT, LA	$270,000	2018-08-01 00:00:00	2018-08-07 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18141-745352	HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OF TEXAS, PLLC	HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN (17-072)	TACOMA, LA	$267,660	2018-05-23 00:00:00	2018-05-30 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18143-948320	HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OF TEXAS, PLLC	HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN (17-138)	TACOMA, LA	$267,660	2018-06-06 00:00:00	2018-06-12 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18157-407536	HOSPITALIST MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OF TEXAS, PLLC	HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN 17-126	TACOMA, LA	$267,660	2018-06-14 00:00:00	2018-06-20 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18015-866098	APOGEE MEDICAL GROUP, LOUISIANA, INC	PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, ALL OTHER	DALLAS, LA	$266,074	2018-01-15 00:00:00	2018-01-19 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18152-980422	HOSPITAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC	STAFF PHYSICIAN	KNOXVILLE, LA	$262,000	2018-06-25 00:00:00	2018-06-29 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18086-143283	ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL GROUP, LLC	HOSPITALIST (FAMILY MEDICINE)	MONROE, LA	$261,000	2018-04-10 00:00:00	2018-04-16 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18089-034558	ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL GROUP, LLC	HOSPITALIST (FAMILY MEDICINE)	MONROE, LA	$261,000	2018-04-10 00:00:00	2018-04-16 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18037-789917	LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM	HOSPITALIST	LAKE CHARLES, LA	$260,000	2018-02-06 00:00:00	2018-02-12 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED
I-200-18214-405135	APOGEE MEDICAL GROUP, LOUISIANA, INC	HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN	DALLAS, LA	$260,000	2018-08-20 00:00:00	2018-08-24 00:00:00	H-1B	CERTIFIED

Yearly trends

Multi-year H-1B trends for Louisiana

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Year-by-year overview

Year	Filings	Vacancies	Sponsors	Jobs	Certified %	Median $	Avg $
2026	662	1,100	195	335	88.82%	$87,012	$131,614
2025	1,750	2,842	428	736	88%	$91,520	$136,058
2024	1,601	1,760	402	629	87.7%	$92,563	$126,189
2023	1,910	1,939	403	649	82.15%	$90,281	$114,965
2022	1,778	2,612	481	720	91.06%	$85,000	$110,412
2021	2,277	5,031	481	672	93.02%	$88,939	$109,598
2020	1,455	2,458	463	687	91.55%	$82,752	$108,325
2019	191	257	59	76	49.74%	$80,915	$97,206
2018	1,794	2,287	529	768	87.18%	$76,653	$93,421
2017	1,943	2,617	524	717	84.77%	$71,319	$88,542
2016	2,191	2,666	551	738	86.26%	$71,319	$88,647
2015	2,703	3,429	546	851	83.06%	$87,500	$86,935
2014	1,838	2,438	550	661	85.58%	$62,000	$83,662
2013	1,663	2,747	507	624	84.43%	$60,000	$74,304
2012	1,661	2,673	532	624	80.49%	$60,000	$72,507
2011	1,616	1,749	552	611	79.33%	$56,550	$69,153
2010	2,028	2,141	534	612	74.31%	$51,500	$61,450
2009	2,612	473	645	659	89.78%	$46,000	$58,861
2008	2,329	2,328	0	711	99.96%	$44,014	$57,322

Yearly salaries

Year	Min	Average	Median	Max
2026	$36,500	$131,614	$87,012	$824,500
2025	$34,295	$136,058	$91,520	$1,400,000
2024	$21,268	$126,189	$92,563	$1,600,000
2023	$33,193	$114,965	$90,281	$700,000
2022	$31,720	$110,412	$85,000	$620,360
2021	$27,919	$109,598	$88,939	$575,000
2020	$26,790	$108,325	$82,752	$610,000
2019	$36,000	$97,206	$80,915	$350,000
2018	$23,000	$93,421	$76,653	$635,000
2017	$26,520	$88,542	$71,319	$563,000
2016	$22,000	$88,647	$71,319	$624,000
2015	$28,080	$86,935	$87,500	$271,274
2014	$17,250	$83,662	$62,000	$624,000
2013	$20,800	$74,304	$60,000	$524,000
2012	$22,809	$72,507	$60,000	$575,000
2011	$23,660	$69,153	$56,550	$550,000
2010	$1,125	$61,450	$51,500	$350,000
2009	$24,211	$58,861	$46,000	$444,960
2008	$3,002	$57,322	$44,014	$930,000

Yearly decisions

Year	Filings	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn	Cert-W
2026	662	588	7	11	56
2025	1,750	1,540	17	36	157
2024	1,601	1,404	15	20	162
2023	1,910	1,569	10	34	297
2022	1,778	1,619	11	37	111
2021	2,277	2,118	18	41	100
2020	1,455	1,332	23	37	63
2019	191	95	2	9	85
2018	1,794	1,564	35	53	142
2017	1,943	1,647	35	88	173
2016	2,191	1,890	45	111	145
2015	2,703	2,245	70	256	132
2014	1,838	1,573	83	62	120
2013	1,663	1,404	86	60	113
2012	1,661	1,337	128	58	138
2011	1,616	1,282	210	62	62
2010	2,028	1,507	294	80	147
2009	2,612	2,345	165	43	59
2008	2,329	2,328	1	0	0

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