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 %
Agricultural Engineers 8 $65,538 88.89%
Curators 7 $34,275 77.78%
Social and Community Service Managers 7 $62,109 77.78%
Education Administrators, All Other 7 $53,578 77.78%
Pharmacists 7 $89,582 77.78%
Critical Care Nurses 7 $52,636 77.78%
Biostatisticians 7 $55,046 87.50%
Database Architects 7 $73,902 87.50%
Marine Architects 7 $74,765 87.50%
Financial Specialists, All Other 6 $37,244 75.00%
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 %
Galata Chemicals Llc 7 $55,209 87.50%
Impulse Monitoring Inc 7 $47,097 87.50%
Gcr Incorporated 7 $72,678 87.50%
Recon Management Services Inc 7 $67,220 87.50%
Precision Steel Detailing Inc 7 $65,624 87.50%
Amspec Services Inc 7 $52,939 87.50%
Stress Engineering Services Inc 7 $95,294 87.50%
Lloyds Register North America Inc 7 $70,372 87.50%
Siritek Inc 7 $72,337 87.50%
Yci Methanol One Llc 7 $88,843 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ecole Bilingue De La Nouvelleorleans 1 $34,486 50.00%
Ace Distributors Inc 1 $37,357 50.00%
Dmno Llc 1 $43,722 50.00%
Lafayette Kidney Care Llc 1 $155,646 50.00%
Jj Dental Llc Dba Peach Tree Dental 1 $102,939 50.00%
Posigen Of La Llc 1 $128,274 50.00%
Martco Llc 1 $77,813 50.00%
Brown Industrial Construction Lla 1 $80,954 50.00%
Daiwa Corp 1 $25,272 50.00%
Att Mobility Services Llc 1 $92,518 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

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