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 %
Ltimindtree Limited 3 $68,252 100.00%
Lemd Inc 3 $61,977 100.00%
Ness Usa Inc 3 $61,783 100.00%
Sdh Systems Llc 3 $76,086 100.00%
3s Business Corporation 3 $64,584 100.00%
Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc 3 $74,825 100.00%
Ippsys Llc 3 $67,746 100.00%
Invensys Systems Inc 3 $62,538 100.00%
Diversified Well Logging Llc 3 $72,738 100.00%
Technip Usa Inc 3 $77,854 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%

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