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 %
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 %
Executive Software Guild Inc 4 $82,196 100.00%
Akvarr Inc 4 $73,944 100.00%
American Bureau Of Shipping 4 $103,195 100.00%
Equistar Chemicals Lp 4 $90,101 100.00%
Ealearn Inc 4 $75,629 100.00%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 4 $92,425 100.00%
Neel Schaffer Engineers And Planners 4 $96,382 100.00%
Eag Gulf Coast Llc 4 $83,356 100.00%
Axosim Inc 4 $88,509 100.00%
Microexcel Inc 4 $89,674 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 12 $26,648 100.00%
Wheat Farming 12 $21,472 100.00%
Sugar Manufacturing 12 $27,867 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $24,929 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $23,667 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $26,089 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,693 100.00%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 7 $27,878 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $25,130 100.00%
Site Preparation Contractors 6 $20,593 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage