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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crane and Tower Operators 1 $57,117 50.00%
Epidemiologists 1 $38,355 50.00%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 1 $44,200 50.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $51,584 50.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $57,803 50.00%
Health Educators 1 $37,232 50.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $78,478 50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $44,050 50.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $55,328 50.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 1 $55,141 50.00%
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 %
Paleo Data Inc 3 $66,484 100.00%
Kiewit Energy Group Inc 3 $62,941 100.00%
C K Associates Llc 3 $61,471 100.00%
Brask Inc Dba Iee 3 $60,951 100.00%
Inteli Platforms Inc 3 $71,088 100.00%
Sepals Corporation 3 $64,307 100.00%
Creative Information Technology Inc 3 $65,700 100.00%
Directmailio Llc 3 $61,443 100.00%
4th Sector Solutions Inc 3 $60,653 100.00%
Ecom Consulting Inc 3 $60,611 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 12 $26,648 100.00%
Wheat Farming 12 $21,472 100.00%
Sugar Manufacturing 12 $27,867 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $24,929 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $23,667 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $26,089 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,693 100.00%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 7 $27,878 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $25,130 100.00%
Site Preparation Contractors 6 $20,593 100.00%

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