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Louisiana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
18,737	60.71%	$65,369	H-1B
9,777	31.68%	$22,052	H-2A
1,954	6.33%	$293,597	PERM
396	1.28%	$79,698	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Louisiana has seen a total of 30,864 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Louisiana is the H-1B visa with 18,737 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 60.71% of Louisiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 9,777 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 31.68% of Louisiana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Louisiana (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	1,976	$70,319	89.78%
Computer Programmers	1,379	$53,381	90.49%
Computer Systems Analysts	1,287	$57,000	92.13%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	550	$62,374	73.63%
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	463	$40,809	91.68%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	356	$43,428	85.58%
Mechanical Engineers	353	$76,814	88.47%
Civil Engineers	322	$73,470	83.20%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	2,620	$23,578	191.94%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,817	$23,449	155.83%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	1,081	$23,754	102.95%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	825	$24,636	150.82%
Nursery Workers	87	$24,739	26.61%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	56	$24,222	18.54%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	20	$42,407	7.87%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	3	$37,669	1.54%
Cooks, All Other	2	$29,578	1.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	2	$26,520	1.20%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	163	$17,713	29.37%
Software Developers, Applications	161	$81,661	59.19%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	158	$23,411	81.87%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	48	$40,761	28.40%
Internists, General	48	$147,432	52.75%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	44	$18,022	68.75%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	41	$113,120	70.69%
Electrical Engineers	37	$87,919	82.22%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	35	$18,096	79.55%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	34	$22,965	87.18%

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 1,326 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Louisiana From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Canada	28	$82,216	40.58%
Pakistan	17	$63,959	33.33%
France	16	$50,681	38.10%
Honduras	16	$49,782	38.10%
Venezuela	15	$82,042	41.67%
United Kingdom	14	$65,799	40.00%
Lebanon	11	$74,443	35.48%
Ecuador	10	$54,334	38.46%
Egypt	10	$73,080	40.00%
Turkey	10	$65,712	41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vera Institute Of Justice	2	$37,523	100.00%
Tirumala Enterprises Llc	2	$26,416	100.00%
St Annas Episcopal Church In New Orleans	2	$26,177	100.00%
Aps Engineering And Testing	2	$35,641	100.00%
Covalent Logic Llc	2	$28,361	100.00%
D L Space Inc	2	$34,767	100.00%
Merchants Farmers Bank Trust Co	2	$38,512	100.00%
Alvarez Planning Group	2	$28,163	100.00%
The Kalencom Corporation	2	$28,330	100.00%
Crescent Bloom Consulting Llc	2	$29,297	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,577	$61,338	89.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,040	$50,212	80.23%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,295	$42,535	89.06%
Engineering Services	1,213	$71,029	85.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,086	$65,355	90.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	824	$83,672	94.17%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	794	$145,783	91.26%
Computer Systems Design Services	778	$61,148	95.11%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	300	$67,119	94.04%
Other Computer Related Services	238	$64,519	82.93%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sugarcane Farming	1,968	$23,447	100.00%
Shellfish Farming	1,765	$22,966	100.00%
Aquaculture	1,072	$23,581	100.00%
Rice Farming	541	$22,772	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	523	$26,097	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	255	$23,015	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	171	$25,089	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	169	$24,593	100.00%
Crop Production	132	$25,772	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	129	$25,618	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	227	$83,582	33.98%
Custom Computer Programming Services	217	$73,889	46.47%
Other Computer Related Services	86	$78,668	25.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	72	$23,905	31.58%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	60	$21,022	26.43%
Sugarcane Farming	45	$31,631	20.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	28	$63,615	15.73%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	25	$86,707	20.16%
Nursery And Tree Production	20	$19,503	22.47%
Home Health Care Services	19	$54,925	22.09%

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 $65,369. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.