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 %
Civil Drafters 1 $45,677 100.00%
Art Directors 1 $45,760 100.00%
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1 $45,781 100.00%
Transportation Managers 1 $47,507 100.00%
Climate Change Analysts 1 $47,674 100.00%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists 1 $47,965 100.00%
Geographers 1 $48,214 100.00%
Emergency Management Directors 1 $48,214 100.00%
Healthcare Social Workers 1 $49,171 100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 1 $49,213 100.00%
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 %
Belarus 1 $77,230 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $21,861 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $78,478 50.00%
Guyana 1 $187,199 50.00%
Armenia 1 $43,909 50.00%
Finland 1 $46,590 50.00%
Moldova 1 $42,267 50.00%
Niger 1 $34,790 50.00%
Israel 1 $43,722 50.00%
Sudan 1 $121,077 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 %
Fishing 1 $28,434 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $28,434 100.00%
Rental And Leasing Services 1 $24,710 100.00%

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