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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 %
Electrical Engineers	308	$80,104	79.59%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	292	$46,202	85.88%
Software Developers, Systems Software	288	$68,852	91.43%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	256	$52,337	87.37%
Accountants and Auditors	254	$45,876	89.12%
Internists, General	229	$153,448	83.27%
Database Administrators	222	$62,327	91.74%
Chemical Engineers	190	$95,404	78.51%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	170	$42,693	90.91%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	162	$40,460	88.04%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1	$24,606	0.73%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	1	$54,808	0.74%
Construction Carpenters	1	$25,896	0.76%
Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters	1	$25,896	0.78%
Office Clerks, General	1	$24,710	0.85%
Logging Equipment Operators	1	$25,896	0.88%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1	$28,434	0.90%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$48,173	0.98%
Animal Trainers	1	$24,710	1.23%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	1	$53,227	1.27%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	33	$63,688	89.19%
Civil Engineers	33	$82,285	94.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	31	$38,832	134.78%
Mechanical Engineers	30	$81,815	136.36%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	29	$42,400	145.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	28	$52,782	140.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	26	$43,772	136.84%
Cooks, Restaurant	24	$25,274	133.33%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	23	$22,893	135.29%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	22	$31,665	129.41%

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 %
Costa Rica	2	$42,744	33.33%
Azerbaijan	2	$82,795	40.00%
Albania	2	$82,730	40.00%
Ukraine	2	$59,520	40.00%
Georgia	2	$71,562	40.00%
Poland	2	$65,759	50.00%
Syria	2	$77,792	50.00%
Singapore	2	$31,371	50.00%
Portugal	2	$92,082	50.00%
Kenya	2	$39,370	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Innova Solutions Inc	2	$68,307	100.00%
Alpha Consulting Group Llc	2	$70,574	100.00%
Duplantis Design Group Pc	2	$68,723	100.00%
Mclin Taylor Inc	2	$75,608	100.00%
Lamb Weston Inc	2	$78,156	100.00%
Sonus Software Solutions Inc	2	$69,098	100.00%
Bluetide Communications Corporation	2	$72,228	100.00%
Sierra Business Solution Llc	2	$69,826	100.00%
Lafayette General Medical Center	2	$78,531	100.00%
Empower Professionals Inc	2	$70,387	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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services	3,577	$61,338	89.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,040	$50,212	80.23%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,295	$42,535	89.06%
Engineering Services	1,213	$71,029	85.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,086	$65,355	90.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	824	$83,672	94.17%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	794	$145,783	91.26%
Computer Systems Design Services	778	$61,148	95.11%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	300	$67,119	94.04%
Other Computer Related Services	238	$64,519	82.93%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sugarcane Farming	1,968	$23,447	100.00%
Shellfish Farming	1,765	$22,966	100.00%
Aquaculture	1,072	$23,581	100.00%
Rice Farming	541	$22,772	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	523	$26,097	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	255	$23,015	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	171	$25,089	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	169	$24,593	100.00%
Crop Production	132	$25,772	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	129	$25,618	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	227	$83,582	33.98%
Custom Computer Programming Services	217	$73,889	46.47%
Other Computer Related Services	86	$78,668	25.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	72	$23,905	31.58%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	60	$21,022	26.43%
Sugarcane Farming	45	$31,631	20.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	28	$63,615	15.73%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	25	$86,707	20.16%
Nursery And Tree Production	20	$19,503	22.47%
Home Health Care Services	19	$54,925	22.09%

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.