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 %
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $53,463 90.91%
Auditors 10 $44,123 90.91%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $51,131 90.91%
Agricultural Technicians 9 $33,608 81.82%
Personal Financial Advisors 9 $45,189 81.82%
Computer Network Support Specialists 9 $52,756 81.82%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 9 $39,444 81.82%
Landscape Architects 9 $41,602 81.82%
Compliance Officers 9 $38,982 90.00%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 9 $49,738 90.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Clerks, General 1 $29,661 33.33%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1 $35,381 33.33%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $40,930 33.33%
Budget Analysts 1 $60,403 33.33%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 1 $53,647,360 33.33%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $90,293 33.33%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 1 $21,882 33.33%
Epidemiologists 1 $38,355 33.33%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $50,380 33.33%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 1 $42,598 33.33%
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 %
Pvr America Inc 19 $46,494 82.61%
Postlethwaite Netterville Apac 19 $50,350 82.61%
General Health System 19 $60,692 86.36%
Urs Corporation 19 $75,132 86.36%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America 18 $39,978 81.82%
Evangeline Parish School Board 18 $46,682 81.82%
Louisiana Department Of Health And Hospitals 18 $49,006 85.71%
Tai Engineers Llc 18 $86,113 85.71%
Chevron Corporation 18 $108,562 85.71%
Cbi Llc 18 $93,646 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Konane Solutions Llc 2 $63,035 33.33%
El Bieber Farms Llc 2 $30,846 33.33%
Triple S Rice And Crawfish 2 $32,198 33.33%
Canezaro Brothers Farm Llc 2 $31,470 33.33%
Epic Piping Llc 2 $74,755 40.00%
Graphic Packaging International Llc 2 $72,260 40.00%
Dbsysgraph Inc 2 $94,245 40.00%
Jeffery G Leger And James T Leger Farm Partnersh 2 $22,485 40.00%
Lane Regional Medical Center 2 $131,768 40.00%
Dnv Gl Usa Inc 2 $108,379 40.00%

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