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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 %
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	16	$42,374	84.21%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$51,664	88.89%
Hydrologists	16	$58,097	88.89%
Health Educators	15	$38,985	83.33%
Lodging Managers	15	$43,920	83.33%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$43,074	88.24%
Document Management Specialists	15	$40,547	88.24%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$49,583	88.24%
Urban and Regional Planners	14	$49,384	82.35%
Civil Engineering Technicians	14	$40,052	82.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Machinists	2	$47,445	50.00%
Marine Engineers	2	$75,400	50.00%
Food Service Managers	2	$73,154	50.00%
Dentists, General	2	$107,131	50.00%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	2	$88,140	50.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2	$75,026	50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$28,675	50.00%
Veterinarians	2	$73,061	50.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists	2	$50,804	50.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$43,380	50.00%

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 %
The Administrators Of The Tulane Endowment Fund	250	$52,953	89.29%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	233	$60,904	98.31%
University Of Louisiana At Lafayette	222	$47,776	98.23%
The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund	208	$52,011	92.86%
Lsu Agricultural Center	175	$47,793	82.16%
Louisiana State University And Am College	159	$53,290	84.57%
Accenture Llp	157	$66,562	86.74%
Lt Technology Services Limited	155	$68,366	96.27%
Louisiana Health Service And Indemnity Co	147	$67,268	94.23%
Louisiana Tech University	138	$49,298	89.03%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lafourche Parish School Board	19	$41,554	33.33%
C S Garden And Nursery	19	$17,438	35.85%
Landscape Management Services Inc	18	$26,021	36.00%
Bayou Shrimp Processors Inc	17	$24,127	36.96%
Bart Keller Company Llc	17	$25,682	40.48%
Centurytel Service Group Llc	16	$71,233	38.10%
Quality Repair Llc	15	$26,547	39.47%
Intertek Usa Inc	14	$63,807	40.00%
Bg Seafood Inc	14	$17,979	43.75%
Blue Skies Landscape Llc	13	$29,210	44.83%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Consulting Services	16	$60,117	84.21%
Other Accounting Services	16	$59,629	84.21%
Commercial Banking	16	$60,791	84.21%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	15	$72,104	83.33%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	15	$84,739	83.33%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	15	$68,463	83.33%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	14	$71,412	82.35%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	14	$80,285	82.35%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	14	$67,775	82.35%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	14	$53,768	87.50%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	3	$32,108	100.00%
Orange Groves	3	$24,676	100.00%
Civic And Social Organizations	3	$25,896	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	3	$29,813	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	3	$26,347	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local	2	$25,896	100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	2	$27,165	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	2	$27,165	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	2	$20,033	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	2	$20,075	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	1	$69,763	12.50%
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	1	$65,415	12.50%
Residential Property Managers	1	$61,963	12.50%
Timber Tract Operations	1	$77,813	12.50%
Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities	1	$49,608	14.29%
Real Estate Property Managers	1	$44,304	14.29%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1	$57,054	14.29%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	1	$113,006	14.29%
Exterminating And Pest Control Services	1	$46,176	14.29%
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	1	$87,464	14.29%

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.