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 %
Marriage and Family Therapists 2 $37,991 66.67%
Risk Management Specialists 2 $53,862 66.67%
Animal Scientists 2 $41,423 66.67%
Exercise Physiologists 2 $41,018 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $62,026 100.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 2 $47,819 100.00%
Supply Chain Managers 2 $78,624 100.00%
Human Resources Managers 2 $48,381 100.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 2 $50,482 100.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 2 $53,144 100.00%
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 %
Italy 6 $42,451 46.15%
Russia 6 $34,525 46.15%
Cameroon 5 $10,769,414 45.45%
Chile 5 $100,622 45.45%
Haiti 5 $26,507 50.00%
Dominican Republic 5 $56,651 50.00%
Nigeria 5 $96,853 50.00%
Hong Kong 5 $22,134 55.56%
Greece 4 $99,790 44.44%
Bulgaria 4 $49,873 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Humana Inc 2 $141,440 100.00%
Criticalriver Inc 2 $77,064 100.00%
Engineering And Inspection Services Llc 2 $85,488 100.00%
Propelsys Technologies Llc 2 $75,608 100.00%
Sun Power Consulting Llc 2 $78,000 100.00%
Ip Heights Llc 2 $75,629 100.00%
Integration Developer Network Llc 2 $78,604 100.00%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 2 $78,240 100.00%
Ifinite Solutions Llc 2 $85,363 100.00%
Mumms Software Llc 2 $77,709 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage