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 %
Construction and Building Inspectors	1	$31,242	50.00%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1	$31,512	50.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	1	$32,906	50.00%
Credit Counselors	1	$33,405	50.00%
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	1	$34,715	50.00%
Carpenters	1	$34,736	100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists	1	$35,173	100.00%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	1	$35,318	100.00%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	1	$35,984	100.00%
Mechanical Drafters	1	$36,192	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 %
Mythri Consulting Llc	2	$83,679	100.00%
Fair Meadow Properties Llc	2	$85,478	100.00%
Cardiovascular Care Group	2	$84,937	100.00%
Gardner Denver Thomas	2	$92,488	100.00%
Nexzentek Solutions Inc	2	$84,947	100.00%
Advanced Sinter Metal Technologies Inc	2	$90,782	100.00%
Mb3 Inc	2	$93,413	100.00%
Genewiz Llc	2	$86,424	100.00%
Meridianlink Inc	2	$90,595	100.00%
F Schumacher Co Llc	2	$94,172	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 %
Other Financial Vehicles	2	$28,163	66.67%
Residential Building Construction	2	$46,680	66.67%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	2	$68,152	66.67%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,267	66.67%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	2	$49,910	66.67%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing	2	$76,731	66.67%
Printing And Related Support Activities	2	$36,317	66.67%
Nonresidential Building Construction	2	$80,049	66.67%
Site Preparation Contractors	2	$59,780	66.67%
Cut Stock Resawing Lumber And Planing	2	$71,282	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.