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 %
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 %
Bi Labs Inc	2	$58,178	66.67%
Intone Networks Inc	2	$58,178	66.67%
Technosoft Corporation	2	$66,893	66.67%
Primtek Llc	2	$59,010	66.67%
Jj Tech Systems Inc	2	$62,359	66.67%
Chelsoft Solutions Co	2	$66,966	66.67%
Office Of Jonathan Tate Llc	2	$58,323	100.00%
Bonton Associates	2	$58,656	100.00%
Hyatt Louisiana Llc	2	$60,934	100.00%
Oseberg Llc	2	$58,802	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 %
Management Consulting Services	212	$58,585	96.36%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	184	$54,070	90.20%
Offices Of Physicians	154	$161,788	88.51%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	152	$67,572	88.89%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations	133	$65,255	84.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	101	$70,730	90.18%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	96	$93,257	88.89%
Testing Laboratories And Services	86	$57,660	83.50%
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing	86	$59,266	84.31%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	71	$61,527	74.74%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	129	$19,636	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	124	$19,690	100.00%
Apiculture	121	$23,282	100.00%
Soybean Farming	102	$22,860	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	100	$23,117	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	95	$25,310	100.00%
Hay Farming	72	$22,568	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	72	$23,653	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	68	$24,669	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	57	$23,199	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	16	$29,563	22.22%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	14	$85,651	23.33%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing	14	$49,333	31.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing	14	$85,908	35.00%
Religious Organizations	12	$36,814	31.58%
Electric Power Generation	11	$82,164	33.33%
Soybean Farming	11	$47,734	34.38%
Apiculture	11	$32,821	39.29%
Administration Of Public Health Programs	10	$52,734	37.04%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells	9	$66,314	36.00%

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.