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 %
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 5 $143,466 83.33%
Anesthesiologists 5 $222,801 83.33%
Recreation Workers 4 $24,502 66.67%
Social and Human Service Assistants 4 $26,036 66.67%
Editors 4 $34,091 66.67%
Film and Video Editors 4 $45,297 66.67%
Psychologists, All Other 4 $37,716 66.67%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $40,858 66.67%
Judicial Law Clerks 4 $36,696 66.67%
Insurance Underwriters 4 $50,112 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Trainers 1 $35,547 50.00%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1 $35,381 50.00%
Graphic Designers 1 $41,392 50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $44,050 50.00%
Financial Analysts 1 $64,043 50.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $90,293 50.00%
Health Educators 1 $37,232 50.00%
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 1 $29,203 50.00%
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 1 $42,598 50.00%
Training and Development Managers 1 $45,614 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 %
Barbados 1 $187,199 100.00%
Tanzania 1 $32,150 100.00%
Belarus 1 $77,230 100.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $21,861 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Private Limited 985 $51,322 80.54%
Comtec Consultants Inc 713 $62,429 92.96%
Ochsner Clinic Foundation 427 $72,126 74.91%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 420 $61,751 73.94%
Lsu Health Sciences Center 414 $52,733 95.17%
Ibm Corporation 390 $71,342 91.33%
Louisiana State University And A M College 324 $44,949 76.96%
Infosytech Solutions Inc 302 $47,399 90.69%
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund 273 $56,688 90.10%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 266 $81,782 91.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corporate Green Llc 186 $4,898,455 100.00%
Louisiana Pride Catfish Inc 169 $17,590 100.00%
Louisiana State University And A M College 142 $50,510 100.00%
Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc 60 $21,022 46.51%
Ochsner Clinic Foundation 57 $2,117,110 53.77%
Kergan Brothers Inc 35 $18,096 35.35%
The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund 25 $52,284 29.41%
Apogee Medical Group Louisiana Inc 25 $166,897 31.65%
St Francis Medical Group Llc 24 $130,124 34.29%
Calcasieu Parish School System 23 $40,485 38.33%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Music Publishers 3 $69,139 75.00%
Remediation Services 3 $88,032 75.00%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 3 $50,648 75.00%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 3 $93,884 75.00%
Public Relations Agencies 3 $40,338 75.00%
Insurance Carriers 3 $57,525 75.00%
Executive Offices 3 $48,173 75.00%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 3 $41,038 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 3 $148,817 100.00%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 3 $38,133 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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