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.
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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 %
Lucid Holdings Inc 6 $98,890 85.71%
Stupp Bros Inc 6 $82,656 85.71%
Ibis Tech International Corp 6 $54,267 85.71%
Nalashaa Llc 6 $58,497 85.71%
Dbsysgraph Inc 6 $77,302 85.71%
Archon Information Systems Llc 6 $83,547 85.71%
Expro Americas Llc 6 $67,281 85.71%
Gregory C Rigamer And Associates Inc 6 $67,351 85.71%
Eurofins Analytical Laboratories Inc 6 $64,047 85.71%
Advanced Knowledge Tech Llc 6 $67,978 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Remson Haley Herpin Architects Apac 1 $40,955 50.00%
Council On Alcohol And Drug Abuse 1 $26,790 50.00%
Dynamic Group Holding Llc 1 $64,043 50.00%
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Inc 1 $54,267 50.00%
St Martins Episcopal School 1 $53,790 50.00%
Henning Management Llc 1 $35,090 50.00%
Patrick J Gros Cpa Apac 1 $44,013 50.00%
Southern University And Am College 1 $44,110 50.00%
Nargis Enterprise Inc 1 $58,552 50.00%
Dyke Nelson Architecture Llc 1 $41,954 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 12 $26,648 100.00%
Wheat Farming 12 $21,472 100.00%
Sugar Manufacturing 12 $27,867 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $24,929 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $23,667 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $26,089 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,693 100.00%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 7 $27,878 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $25,130 100.00%
Site Preparation Contractors 6 $20,593 100.00%

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