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 %
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	2	$42,245	66.67%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2	$32,355	66.67%
Music Directors	2	$32,188	66.67%
Psychiatric Technicians	2	$29,297	66.67%
Cytogenetic Technologists	2	$32,760	66.67%
Music Directors and Composers	2	$37,087	66.67%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	2	$34,538	66.67%
Counselors, All Other	2	$32,469	66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	2	$35,454	66.67%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	2	$39,484	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 %
Canada	28	$82,216	40.58%
Pakistan	17	$63,959	33.33%
France	16	$50,681	38.10%
Honduras	16	$49,782	38.10%
Venezuela	15	$82,042	41.67%
United Kingdom	14	$65,799	40.00%
Lebanon	11	$74,443	35.48%
Ecuador	10	$54,334	38.46%
Egypt	10	$73,080	40.00%
Turkey	10	$65,712	41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ui Path Tek Llc	2	$73,944	100.00%
Dataquest Corp	2	$73,944	100.00%
Techpro Solutions Inc	2	$77,761	100.00%
Kinectra Llc	2	$75,775	100.00%
Ms Info Tech Llc	2	$73,944	100.00%
Mphasis Corporation	2	$73,965	100.00%
Iconic Infosys Inc	2	$74,797	100.00%
Accruent Llc	2	$76,407	100.00%
Indsoft Inc	2	$74,734	100.00%
Headstream Inc	2	$74,734	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 %
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.