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 %
Mathematicians 3 $46,183 100.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 3 $44,963 100.00%
Logistics Engineers 3 $44,429 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 3 $53,331 100.00%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 3 $45,698 100.00%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 3 $72,890 100.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 3 $76,398 100.00%
Nurse Practitioners 3 $85,946 100.00%
Prosthodontists 3 $87,727 100.00%
Pharmacy Technicians 2 $19,781 66.67%
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 %
University Of Louisiana At Monroe 71 $42,456 95.95%
Calcasieu Parish School Board 70 $46,597 97.22%
Centurytel Service Group Llc 65 $67,631 92.86%
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board 64 $42,941 94.12%
Larsen Toubro Limited 63 $40,746 94.03%
Mcneese State University 60 $48,751 89.55%
Apogee Medical Group Louisiana Inc 58 $140,401 87.88%
Konane Solutions Llc 57 $66,486 87.69%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc 57 $147,487 89.06%
Xavier University Of Louisiana 57 $49,850 89.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Urs Corporation 8 $74,563 50.00%
Sterling Sugars Llc 7 $48,907 43.75%
Shaw Services Llc 7 $74,099 43.75%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7 $78,621 43.75%
Avani Systems Inc 7 $59,848 46.67%
Hospital Medicine Group Inc 7 $132,054 46.67%
Mullin Landscape Associates 6 $49,171 40.00%
Cajun Sugar Company Llc 6 $51,563 40.00%
Five S Farms And Construction 5 $48,456 35.71%
Seal Consulting Inc 5 $91,117 35.71%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 1 $29,661 33.33%

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