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 %
Sociologists 1 $70,304 100.00%
Logistics Managers 1 $74,922 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $95,368 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $125,195 100.00%
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 1 $169,624 100.00%
Ophthalmologists 1 $208,000 100.00%
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 %
Lucid Holdings Inc 6 $98,890 85.71%
Stupp Bros Inc 6 $82,656 85.71%
Ibis Tech International Corp 6 $54,267 85.71%
Nalashaa Llc 6 $58,497 85.71%
Dbsysgraph Inc 6 $77,302 85.71%
Archon Information Systems Llc 6 $83,547 85.71%
Expro Americas Llc 6 $67,281 85.71%
Gregory C Rigamer And Associates Inc 6 $67,351 85.71%
Eurofins Analytical Laboratories Inc 6 $64,047 85.71%
Advanced Knowledge Tech Llc 6 $67,978 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Remson Haley Herpin Architects Apac 1 $40,955 50.00%
Council On Alcohol And Drug Abuse 1 $26,790 50.00%
Dynamic Group Holding Llc 1 $64,043 50.00%
Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Inc 1 $54,267 50.00%
St Martins Episcopal School 1 $53,790 50.00%
Henning Management Llc 1 $35,090 50.00%
Patrick J Gros Cpa Apac 1 $44,013 50.00%
Southern University And Am College 1 $44,110 50.00%
Nargis Enterprise Inc 1 $58,552 50.00%
Dyke Nelson Architecture Llc 1 $41,954 50.00%

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