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 %
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 %
Infolob Solutions Inc 2 $47,154 66.67%
Gresham Smith 2 $57,616 66.67%
Neil Clinic Inc 2 $55,536 66.67%
Logexsoft Inc 2 $47,362 66.67%
Becnel Plantation Llc 2 $47,382 66.67%
Performance Contractors Incorporated 2 $60,955 66.67%
Coastal Environments Incorporated 2 $50,482 66.67%
International Technical Services Llc 2 $70,918 66.67%
Integrated Management Services Pa 2 $50,388 66.67%
Centurytel Service Group Llc Dba Centurylink 2 $62,307 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cotton Ginning 12 $26,648 100.00%
Wheat Farming 12 $21,472 100.00%
Sugar Manufacturing 12 $27,867 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $24,929 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $23,667 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 7 $26,089 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,693 100.00%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 7 $27,878 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $25,130 100.00%
Site Preparation Contractors 6 $20,593 100.00%

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