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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $45,908 85.88%
Physical Therapists 69 $61,610 81.18%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 69 $117,682 85.19%
Chemists 65 $51,736 80.25%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 65 $72,344 84.42%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 59 $43,446 78.67%
General and Operations Managers 59 $79,926 84.29%
Coaches and Scouts 56 $33,643 82.35%
Information Technology Project Managers 56 $67,187 82.35%
Biological Technicians 53 $31,571 80.30%
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 %
Belarus 1 $77,230 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $21,861 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $78,478 50.00%
Guyana 1 $187,199 50.00%
Armenia 1 $43,909 50.00%
Finland 1 $46,590 50.00%
Moldova 1 $42,267 50.00%
Niger 1 $34,790 50.00%
Israel 1 $43,722 50.00%
Sudan 1 $121,077 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 %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 129 $19,636 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 124 $19,690 100.00%
Apiculture 121 $23,282 100.00%
Soybean Farming 102 $22,860 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 100 $23,117 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 95 $25,310 100.00%
Hay Farming 72 $22,568 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 72 $23,653 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 68 $24,669 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 57 $23,199 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 16 $29,563 22.22%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 14 $85,651 23.33%
Cane Sugar Manufacturing 14 $49,333 31.11%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 14 $85,908 35.00%
Religious Organizations 12 $36,814 31.58%
Electric Power Generation 11 $82,164 33.33%
Soybean Farming 11 $47,734 34.38%
Apiculture 11 $32,821 39.29%
Administration Of Public Health Programs 10 $52,734 37.04%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 9 $66,314 36.00%

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