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 %
Freight and Cargo Inspectors 12 $52,496 85.71%
Dentists, General 12 $81,229 85.71%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 12 $61,243 85.71%
Biomedical Engineers 12 $58,389 85.71%
Managers, All Other 12 $66,954 85.71%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $91,910 85.71%
Mechatronics Engineers 12 $68,512 92.31%
Statistical Assistants 11 $38,325 84.62%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 11 $38,875 84.62%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 11 $45,440 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Pelican Educational Foundation 13 $44,411 81.25%
Plaquemines Parish School Board 13 $42,807 81.25%
Ochsner Lsu Health System Of North Louisiana 13 $38,683 86.67%
Jefferson Parish Schools 13 $40,014 86.67%
Audubon Charter School 13 $38,861 86.67%
Syntel Inc 13 $59,094 86.67%
Recovery School District 13 $42,343 86.67%
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc 13 $117,677 86.67%
South Louisiana Medical Associates 13 $212,375 86.67%
Minden Physician Practices Llc 13 $194,627 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Populus Group Llc 1 $68,286 25.00%
Zina International Inc 1 $41,662 25.00%
Helios Ent Inc Dba First Stop 1 $37,523 25.00%
Kalthia Hotel Management Llc 1 $51,605 25.00%
Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratories Inc 1 $40,810 25.00%
Premier Motors 1 $26,957 25.00%
Zen Japanese Grill Sushi Bar 1 $27,269 25.00%
Jeff Newton Farms 1 $14,061 25.00%
Pcs Nitrogen Inc 1 $92,061 25.00%
Global Management Enterprise Llc 1 $21,507 25.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 129 $19,636 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 124 $19,690 100.00%
Apiculture 121 $23,282 100.00%
Soybean Farming 102 $22,860 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 100 $23,117 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 95 $25,310 100.00%
Hay Farming 72 $22,568 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 72 $23,653 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 68 $24,669 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 57 $23,199 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 16 $29,563 22.22%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 14 $85,651 23.33%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 14 $49,333 31.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 14 $85,908 35.00%
Religious Organizations 12 $36,814 31.58%
Electric Power Generation 11 $82,164 33.33%
Soybean Farming 11 $47,734 34.38%
Apiculture 11 $32,821 39.29%
Administration Of Public Health Programs 10 $52,734 37.04%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 9 $66,314 36.00%

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