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 %
Nicaragua 3 $54,288 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $77,667 42.86%
Thailand 3 $23,625 42.86%
Japan 3 $43,639 50.00%
El Salvador 3 $46,301 50.00%
Sri Lanka 3 $101,740 50.00%
Costa Rica 2 $42,744 33.33%
Azerbaijan 2 $82,795 33.33%
Albania 2 $82,730 33.33%
Ukraine 2 $59,520 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Entergy Operations Inc 28 $78,817 93.33%
Grambling State University 27 $44,997 90.00%
Lsu System Pennington Biomedical Research Center 27 $45,471 90.00%
Iplanner Inc 27 $54,332 93.10%
Amspec Llc 26 $62,823 89.66%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 26 $74,783 89.66%
Entergy Services Llc 25 $93,439 89.29%
Northwestern State University Of Louisiana 24 $46,907 85.71%
Louisiana Department Of Education 24 $46,651 85.71%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 24 $70,898 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Secure Computing Systems 2 $109,606 22.22%
Advanced Logistics Llc 2 $50,971 22.22%
Alfalfa Nail Supply Inc 2 $54,787 22.22%
Minden Physician Practices Llc 2 $144,550 25.00%
Cora Texas Mfg Co Llc 2 $74,943 25.00%
Brask Inc 2 $96,876 25.00%
Technical Engineering Consultants Llc 2 $85,041 25.00%
Swiftships Llc 2 $84,573 25.00%
River Healthcare Inc 2 $61,839 25.00%
Bechtel Oil Gas And Chemicals Inc 2 $109,585 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