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 %
Numbers Only Inc 6 $62,196 85.71%
Cyma Systems Inc 6 $54,611 85.71%
Cameron Parish School Board 6 $39,948 85.71%
Ciber Inc 6 $59,790 85.71%
Capital Region Planning Commission 6 $68,025 85.71%
Pro Tech Usa Llc 6 $65,815 85.71%
Digicomm Systems Inc 6 $57,711 85.71%
The Integration Group Of Americas Inc 6 $54,229 85.71%
Dave Rambaran Geosciences Llc 6 $51,948 85.71%
Entergy Louisiana Llc 6 $81,647 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
California Institute Of Technology 1 $77,522 50.00%
Baldwin Lejeune 1 $38,334 50.00%
China Ship Services Llc 1 $56,098 50.00%
Mirandas Painting Llc 1 $29,661 50.00%
Thruxton Diagnostics Llc 1 $69,971 50.00%
Baker Marine Solutions Llc 1 $93,142 50.00%
Embarq Management Company 1 $63,315 50.00%
Liberty Self Storage 1 $52,541 50.00%
Shell Exploration And Production Company 1 $111,800 50.00%
Gresham Smith Partners 1 $113,880 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Music Publishers 3 $69,139 75.00%
Remediation Services 3 $88,032 75.00%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 3 $50,648 75.00%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 3 $93,884 75.00%
Public Relations Agencies 3 $40,338 75.00%
Insurance Carriers 3 $57,525 75.00%
Executive Offices 3 $48,173 75.00%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 3 $41,038 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 3 $148,817 100.00%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 3 $38,133 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage