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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 %
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 %
India	259	$1,688,366	42.81%
Mexico	207	$34,626	38.91%
China	101	$39,891	57.71%
Vietnam	83	$18,826	54.97%
Cambodia	79	$17,763	62.20%
Nepal	71	$40,144	57.26%
South Korea	55	$29,395	52.38%
Iran	37	$25,757	39.78%
Brazil	34	$41,022	44.16%
Canada	28	$82,216	38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	138	$54,004	90.79%
International Business Machines Corporation	137	$77,567	97.16%
Ernst Young Us Llp	124	$57,792	88.57%
Infosys Limited	121	$51,085	87.68%
Willis Knighton Medical Center Inc	117	$89,894	89.31%
Tech Mahindra Technologies Inc	111	$59,422	85.38%
Lafayette Parish School System	106	$42,063	86.89%
East Baton Rouge Parish School System	97	$42,398	81.51%
Capgemini America Inc	96	$68,489	86.49%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	96	$56,615	90.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cipherqore Solutions Inc	13	$87,602	46.43%
Yankee Canal Seafood	13	$17,630	46.43%
Amedisys Inc	13	$55,511	48.15%
Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc	12	$65,071	48.00%
Madison Parish School Board	12	$40,181	48.00%
Entergy Operations Inc	11	$72,159	44.00%
Acadia Crawfish Company Llc	11	$27,269	44.00%
Wood Group Psn Inc	11	$101,196	44.00%
Entergy Services Llc	10	$80,893	41.67%
M M Lawn And Irrigation Llc	10	$20,359	41.67%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	19	$74,598	82.61%
Office Administrative Services	18	$51,749	78.26%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution	18	$90,714	81.82%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	18	$79,516	81.82%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	18	$71,574	85.71%
Offices Of Dentists	18	$96,050	85.71%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	18	$60,962	85.71%
Sports And Recreation Instruction	17	$41,462	85.00%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	16	$77,183	80.00%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	16	$66,356	80.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	5	$21,696	100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging	5	$25,463	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	5	$25,942	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	5	$21,045	100.00%
Floriculture Production	4	$22,942	100.00%
Food Manufacturing	4	$26,208	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	4	$20,513	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$18,528	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	4	$22,428	100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers	3	$25,071	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control	2	$93,569	20.00%
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Except Satellite	2	$99,487	20.00%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$35,974	20.00%
Nonscheduled Air Transportation	2	$60,143	22.22%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	2	$61,714	22.22%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing	2	$54,174	22.22%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	2	$84,594	22.22%
Executive Legislative And Other General Government Support	2	$41,122	22.22%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	2	$22,485	25.00%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	1	$58,885	12.50%

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.