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 %
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%
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 %
Tunisia 1 $43,473 25.00%
Suriname 1 $96,013 25.00%
Bolivia 1 $40,789 33.33%
Algeria 1 $32,573 33.33%
Zimbabwe 1 $78,957 33.33%
Hungary 1 $85,010 33.33%
Bahamas 1 $42,370 33.33%
Iraq 1 $117,250 33.33%
Malaysia 1 $123,427 33.33%
Mali 1 $46,925 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shaw Services Llc 15 $61,657 88.24%
Honeywell International Inc 14 $98,940 82.35%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 14 $61,947 82.35%
Maritech Commercial Inc 14 $59,433 82.35%
Gordon Sales Inc 14 $65,979 82.35%
Celcite Management Solutions Llc 14 $71,855 82.35%
Community Coffee Company Llc 14 $80,285 87.50%
It Resources Inc 14 $64,173 87.50%
Ntt Data Inc 14 $82,533 87.50%
Lourdes Physician Group Llc 14 $139,458 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multipractice Clinic Inc 2 $43,132,887 40.00%
Louisiana Association Of Community Action Partners 1 $62,462 20.00%
Digital Engineering Imaging Inc 1 $55,494 20.00%
Praeses 1 $46,758 20.00%
Sapa Extrusions Llc 1 $37,960 20.00%
Freegulliver Llc 1 $43,139 25.00%
Waggonner Ball Architects Apc 1 $68,515 25.00%
Tampico Mexican Restaurant Cantina 1 $15,371 25.00%
Morphy Makofsky Inc 1 $55,494 25.00%
The Inflatable Zoo Inc 1 $65,415 25.00%

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.

State Avg Wage