What FY2021 H-1B data shows for Louisiana

This page covers Department of Labor H-1B LCA disclosure data for Louisiana in fiscal year 2021. About 93.0% of filings were certified, while 18 were denied and 41 were withdrawn. Offered wages spanned $27,919 to $575,000, with a median of $88,939 and an average of $109,598.

Compared with FY2020, certified vacancies were up 2,573 and LCA filings were up 822. Median wages rose by $6,187 year over year.

Among the largest H-1B employers in Louisiana this year were CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc. (2,571 vacancies), CGI Technologies and Solutions (304 vacancies), DXC Technology Services LLC (180 vacancies), LSU Health Sciences Center (101 vacancies), and Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund (101 vacancies). Browse the sponsors tab below for the full ranking, salaries, and filing counts.

Demand concentrated in roles such as Software Developer, Programmer/Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Project Manager, and Software Architect. Use the jobs and LCA filings tabs to compare titles, work locations, and individual case records.

Key figures · FY2021

Volume

Vacancies: 5,031
LCA filings: 2,277
Sponsors: 481
Job roles: 672

Decisions

Certified: 2,118 (93.0%)
Denied: 18
Withdrawn: 41

Pay

Median: $88,939
Average: $109,598
Min: $27,919
Max: $575,000

Employers & roles

Who hires in Louisiana in FY2021, and for which jobs?

H-1B jobs in Louisiana

Job titles with certified vacancies in FY2021. 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 FY2021.

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

LCA filings in Louisiana

2,277

LCA filings

2,118

Certified

93.0% of filings

Denied

0.8% of filings

Withdrawn

1.8% of filings

LCA Number	Employer	Role	Location	Salary	Submitted	Decision	Visa	Status
I-200-21118-267363	Lakeview Cardiology Specialists, LLC	Invasive/Interventional Cardiologist	Slidell, LA	$575,000	2021-04-28 00:00:00	2021-05-05 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21133-311518	Lakeview Cardiology Specialists, LLC	Invasive/Interventional Cardiologist	Slidell, LA	$575,000	2021-05-13 00:00:00	2021-05-20 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21077-157559	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$500,000	2021-03-18 00:00:00	2021-03-25 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21077-157559	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$500,000	2021-03-18 00:00:00	2021-03-25 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21082-168145	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$500,000	2021-03-23 00:00:00	2021-03-30 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21082-168145	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$500,000	2021-03-23 00:00:00	2021-03-30 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21096-202260	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$500,000	2021-04-06 00:00:00	2021-04-13 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21225-522040	Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust	Emergency Medicine Physician	Opelousas, LA	$457,600	2021-08-13 00:00:00	2021-08-20 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21105-228839	Lafayette Health Ventures, Inc.	Oncologist	Lafayette, LA	$450,000	2021-04-15 00:00:00	2021-04-22 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21105-228733	Opelousas General Hospital Authority, A Public Trust	General Surgeon	Opelousas, LA	$440,000	2021-04-15 00:00:00	2021-04-22 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21014-012981	SOUTH LOUISIANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES	PHYSICIAN - CARDIOLOGIST	Houma, LA	$425,000	2021-01-14 00:00:00	2021-01-22 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21014-012981	SOUTH LOUISIANA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES	PHYSICIAN - CARDIOLOGIST	Houma, LA	$425,000	2021-01-14 00:00:00	2021-01-22 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21097-204756	Byrd Medical Clinic, Inc.	General Surgeon	Leesville, LA	$425,000	2021-04-07 00:00:00	2021-04-14 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21135-316684	St. Francis Medical Group, LLC	Vascular Surgeon	Monroe, LA	$425,000	2021-05-15 00:00:00	2021-05-21 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21158-373118	Lourdes Physician Group, LLC	Hematologist/Oncologist	Lafayette, LA	$420,000	2021-06-06 00:00:00	2021-06-11 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21140-329789	LSU Health Sciences Center	Assistant Professor - Clinical	Shreveport, LA	$400,001	2021-05-20 00:00:00	2021-05-27 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21061-113084	Lafayette Health Ventures, Inc.	Hematology/Oncology Physician	Lafayette, LA	$400,000	2021-03-02 00:00:00	2021-03-09 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21061-113084	Lafayette Health Ventures, Inc.	Hematology/Oncology Physician	Lafayette, LA	$400,000	2021-03-02 00:00:00	2021-03-09 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21063-119567	Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Terrebonne	Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician	Houma, LA	$400,000	2021-03-04 00:00:00	2021-03-11 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21063-119567	Hospital Service District No. 1 of the Parish of Terrebonne	Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician	Houma, LA	$400,000	2021-03-04 00:00:00	2021-03-11 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21068-131516	Lafayette Health Ventures, Inc.	Hematology/Oncology Physician	Lafayette, LA	$400,000	2021-03-09 00:00:00	2021-03-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21068-131516	Lafayette Health Ventures, Inc.	Hematology/Oncology Physician	Lafayette, LA	$400,000	2021-03-09 00:00:00	2021-03-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21090-188314	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$400,000	2021-03-31 00:00:00	2021-04-07 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21103-221499	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$400,000	2021-04-13 00:00:00	2021-04-20 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21071-143598	Hospital Medicine Associates, LLC	Intensivist	Knoxville, LA	$393,120	2021-03-12 00:00:00	2021-03-19 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21071-143598	Hospital Medicine Associates, LLC	Intensivist	Knoxville, LA	$393,120	2021-03-12 00:00:00	2021-03-19 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20303-891154	Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, LLC	Infectious Disease Physician	Baton Rouge, LA	$390,581	2020-10-29 00:00:00	2020-11-05 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20303-891154	Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, LLC	Infectious Disease Physician	Baton Rouge, LA	$390,581	2020-10-29 00:00:00	2020-11-05 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20303-891154	Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, LLC	Infectious Disease Physician	Baton Rouge, LA	$390,581	2020-10-29 00:00:00	2020-11-05 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21006-998852	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Hepatologist	New Orleans, LA	$387,500	2021-01-06 00:00:00	2021-01-13 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21006-998852	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Hepatologist	New Orleans, LA	$387,500	2021-01-06 00:00:00	2021-01-13 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-943214	Lafayette Kidney Care, LLC	Nephrologist	Alexandria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-943214	Lafayette Kidney Care, LLC	Nephrologist	Alexandria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-943214	Lafayette Kidney Care, LLC	Nephrologist	Alexandria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-944072	Lafayette Kidney Care, LLC	Nephrologist	Alexandria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-944072	Lafayette Kidney Care, LLC	Nephrologist	Alexandria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-944072	Lafayette Kidney Care, LLC	Nephrologist	Alexandria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-944633	Lafayette Kidney Care	Nephrologist	Alexnadria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-944633	Lafayette Kidney Care	Nephrologist	Alexnadria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-20344-944633	Lafayette Kidney Care	Nephrologist	Alexnadria, LA	$375,000	2020-12-09 00:00:00	2020-12-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21096-202264	Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC	Cardiologist	Houma, LA	$375,000	2021-04-06 00:00:00	2021-04-13 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21120-277630	Lourdes Physician Group, LLC	Critical Care/Infectious Disease Physician	Lafayette, LA	$375,000	2021-04-30 00:00:00	2021-05-07 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21158-373117	Lourdes Physician Group, LLC	Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician	Lafayette, LA	$375,000	2021-06-06 00:00:00	2021-06-11 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21068-133493	LSU Health Sciences Center	Assistant Professor-Clinical	Shreveport, LA	$373,189	2021-03-09 00:00:00	2021-03-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21068-133493	LSU Health Sciences Center	Assistant Professor-Clinical	Shreveport, LA	$373,189	2021-03-09 00:00:00	2021-03-16 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21120-276838	Lourdes Physician Group, LLC	Hospitalist (Neurology)	Lafayette, LA	$370,000	2021-04-30 00:00:00	2021-05-07 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21127-297464	LSU Health Sciences Center	Instructor - Clinical	Shreveport, LA	$367,501	2021-05-07 00:00:00	2021-05-14 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21229-528278	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	Transplant Hepatologist	New Orleans, LA	$367,500	2021-08-17 00:00:00	2021-08-24 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21120-276421	Lourdes Physician Group, LLC	Hematologist/Oncologist	Lafayette, LA	$360,000	2021-04-30 00:00:00	2021-05-07 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified
I-200-21130-299971	LSU Health Sciences Center	Assistant Professor - Clinical	Shreveport, LA	$357,001	2021-05-10 00:00:00	2021-06-21 00:00:00	H-1B	Certified - Withdrawn

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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