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 %
Recreational Therapists 3 $28,690 75.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 3 $29,363 75.00%
Interior Designers 3 $36,629 75.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 3 $47,237 75.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 3 $37,315 75.00%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $36,171 75.00%
Life Scientists, All Other 3 $42,404 75.00%
Technical Writers 3 $39,604 75.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 3 $42,758 75.00%
Survey Researchers 3 $44,276 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Baanyan Software Services Inc 3 $43,999 75.00%
Tulane Medical Center 3 $40,768 75.00%
Xpedite Technologies Inc 3 $43,971 75.00%
Advanced Creative Technology Usa Inc 3 $43,195 75.00%
Smith Stag Llc 3 $45,711 75.00%
Environmental Business Specialists Llc 3 $49,303 75.00%
Huka Productions Llc 3 $37,558 75.00%
Neill Technologies Inc 3 $51,882 75.00%
Persistent Systems Inc 3 $42,917 75.00%
Alexandria Cardiology Clinic A Professional Corp 3 $37,086 75.00%
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.

State Avg Wage