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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 24 $47,897 82.76%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 24 $39,510 85.71%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 23 $58,712 85.19%
Surgeons 23 $160,284 85.19%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 22 $54,765 81.48%
Information Security Analysts 21 $69,003 84.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other 21 $44,673 87.50%
Accountants 20 $48,876 83.33%
Marketing Managers 20 $68,189 83.33%
Cost Estimators 19 $43,125 82.61%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 3 $99,320 60.00%
Sales Managers 3 $115,398 60.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 2 $50,804 40.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 2 $72,097 40.00%
Machinists 2 $47,445 40.00%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 2 $18,689 40.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $44,905 40.00%
Urban and Regional Planners 2 $35,235 40.00%
Surgeons 2 $197,600 40.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 2 $45,613 40.00%
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 %
The Logan Law Firm Llc 2 $68,224 100.00%
Telnet Inc 2 $67,361 100.00%
Accentuate It Solutions Llc 2 $66,394 100.00%
The Industrial Company Tic 2 $74,496 100.00%
Safe Air Technology 2 $68,713 100.00%
Valveworks Usa 2 $66,030 100.00%
Punhani Law Firm Llc 2 $65,458 100.00%
Tulane University 2 $76,735 100.00%
Acadia Technologies Inc 2 $73,861 100.00%
Infocognize Inc 2 $68,443 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage