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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 %
Industrial Engineers	148	$74,534	85.55%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	133	$55,217	83.13%
Engineers, All Other	125	$58,953	85.03%
Management Analysts	119	$60,401	85.61%
Registered Nurses	118	$53,263	87.41%
Pediatricians, General	116	$145,184	89.23%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	109	$63,639	87.90%
Hospitalists	106	$151,733	87.60%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	105	$58,062	88.98%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	105	$69,193	89.74%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Accountants and Auditors	19	$57,906	118.75%
Computer Systems Analysts	18	$71,725	112.50%
Transportation Inspectors	17	$54,654	106.25%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$41,702	93.33%
Computer Occupations, All Other	13	$61,674	86.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$49,367	92.86%
Chemical Engineers	13	$87,821	92.86%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	13	$33,075	92.86%
Construction Laborers	13	$26,005	100.00%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	13	$22,187	100.00%

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 %
Costa Rica	2	$42,744	33.33%
Azerbaijan	2	$82,795	40.00%
Albania	2	$82,730	40.00%
Ukraine	2	$59,520	40.00%
Georgia	2	$71,562	40.00%
Poland	2	$65,759	50.00%
Syria	2	$77,792	50.00%
Singapore	2	$31,371	50.00%
Portugal	2	$92,082	50.00%
Kenya	2	$39,370	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ibm India Private Limited	985	$51,322	80.54%
Comtec Consultants Inc	713	$62,429	92.96%
Ochsner Clinic Foundation	427	$72,126	74.91%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	420	$61,751	73.94%
Lsu Health Sciences Center	414	$52,733	95.17%
Ibm Corporation	390	$71,342	91.33%
Louisiana State University And A M College	324	$44,949	76.96%
Infosytech Solutions Inc	302	$47,399	90.69%
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund	273	$56,688	90.10%
Dxc Technology Services Llc	266	$81,782	91.41%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Corporate Green Llc	186	$4,898,455	100.00%
Louisiana Pride Catfish Inc	169	$17,590	100.00%
Louisiana State University And A M College	142	$50,510	100.00%
Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc	60	$21,022	46.51%
Ochsner Clinic Foundation	57	$2,117,110	53.77%
Kergan Brothers Inc	35	$18,096	35.35%
The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund	25	$52,284	29.41%
Apogee Medical Group Louisiana Inc	25	$166,897	31.65%
St Francis Medical Group Llc	24	$130,124	34.29%
Calcasieu Parish School System	23	$40,485	38.33%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Consulting Services	16	$60,117	84.21%
Other Accounting Services	16	$59,629	84.21%
Commercial Banking	16	$60,791	84.21%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	15	$72,104	83.33%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	15	$84,739	83.33%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	15	$68,463	83.33%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	14	$71,412	82.35%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	14	$80,285	82.35%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	14	$67,775	82.35%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	14	$53,768	87.50%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing	3	$32,108	100.00%
Orange Groves	3	$24,676	100.00%
Civic And Social Organizations	3	$25,896	100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry	3	$29,813	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	3	$26,347	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local	2	$25,896	100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	2	$27,165	100.00%
Tree Nut Farming	2	$27,165	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	2	$20,033	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	2	$20,075	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories	1	$69,763	12.50%
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	1	$65,415	12.50%
Residential Property Managers	1	$61,963	12.50%
Timber Tract Operations	1	$77,813	12.50%
Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities	1	$49,608	14.29%
Real Estate Property Managers	1	$44,304	14.29%
Computer Facilities Management Services	1	$57,054	14.29%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	1	$113,006	14.29%
Exterminating And Pest Control Services	1	$46,176	14.29%
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	1	$87,464	14.29%

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.