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 %
Lafourche Parish School Board 57 $41,439 95.00%
Southeastern Louisiana University 55 $47,866 91.67%
Hcl America Inc 55 $69,198 93.22%
East Carroll Parish School Board 53 $37,681 89.83%
Franciscan Missionaries Of Our Lady Health System Inc 53 $179,785 91.38%
Jefferson Parish Public School System 52 $41,165 89.66%
Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc 52 $124,376 91.23%
International School Of Louisiana 50 $41,754 89.29%
Cgi Federal Inc 49 $53,478 90.74%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 48 $53,385 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Hospitalist Services Pc 5 $66,635 35.71%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America 5 $59,625 35.71%
Monsanto Company 5 $84,053 35.71%
Keystone Engineering Inc 5 $80,408 35.71%
General Health Systems Staffing Services Llc 5 $187,199 38.46%
Wong Inc 5 $31,966 38.46%
Shahid Mansoor Md A Professional Medical Corporat 5 $102,449 38.46%
Ternium Usa Inc 5 $66,643 38.46%
Midas Hospitality Llc 5 $16,994 38.46%
Toups Farms Llc 4 $26,790 30.77%

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