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 %
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 %
Louisiana Academy Of Performing Arts 2 $29,401 100.00%
Columbia Sussex Corporation 2 $33,041 100.00%
Tax Advisors Llc 2 $30,014 100.00%
Fpl Asset Management Llc 2 $31,263 100.00%
Company Smile Llc 2 $30,451 100.00%
Hammond Area Recreation District 1 2 $31,720 100.00%
Hardware Resources Inc 2 $39,104 100.00%
People Who Think Llc 2 $32,178 100.00%
Acadiana Symphony Association 2 $37,336 100.00%
Robinson Lumber Company Inc 2 $44,762 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Production And Aquaculture 52 $25,222 100.00%
Cotton Farming 52 $23,273 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 51 $24,539 100.00%
Other Aquaculture 48 $22,435 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 46 $26,000 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 45 $23,494 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 43 $24,536 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 40 $25,521 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 39 $21,551 100.00%
Corn Farming 29 $23,159 100.00%

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