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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Systems Software 12 $78,901 92.31%
Database Administrators 11 $10,644,334 84.62%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11 $116,639 84.62%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 11 $79,414 91.67%
Industrial Engineers 11 $78,376 100.00%
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 10 $36,756 90.91%
Pediatricians, General 10 $93,220 90.91%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 10 $27,269 90.91%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 9 $18,803 81.82%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 9 $41,940 81.82%
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 %
Colombia 10 $56,875 41.67%
Taiwan 8 $55,052 38.10%
Bangladesh 8 $46,627 38.10%
Panama 8 $50,037 38.10%
Trinidad And Tobago 8 $117,367 40.00%
Australia 7 $90,391 35.00%
Germany 7 $67,277 36.84%
Guatemala 7 $35,399 41.18%
South Africa 7 $37,232 41.18%
Jordan 7 $67,022 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 %
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