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 %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $56,891 80.77%
Veterinarians 42 $33,920 82.35%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 42 $48,996 84.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $55,922 83.67%
Petroleum Engineers 41 $104,589 83.67%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 40 $52,058 81.63%
Sales Engineers 40 $67,499 86.96%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $36,470 86.67%
Physicists 39 $51,648 86.67%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 37 $34,133 82.22%
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 %
The Water Institute Of The Gulf 17 $58,781 80.95%
St Landry Parish School Board 17 $40,688 85.00%
Our Lady Of The Lake Ascension Llc 17 $155,264 85.00%
Highland Clinic Apmc 17 $166,389 85.00%
Stuller Inc 17 $73,393 85.00%
Mastech Resourcing Inc 17 $67,495 85.00%
Cdrp Technologies Llc 17 $54,940 89.47%
Irisndt Inc 17 $81,663 89.47%
Formosa Plastics Corporation Louisiana 16 $77,516 84.21%
Ampirical Solutions Llc 16 $75,370 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gis Engineering Llc 2 $62,806 40.00%
Jotun Paints Inc 2 $84,594 40.00%
T3 Global Projects Llc 2 $40,331 40.00%
Tangipahoa Parish School System 2 $44,527 40.00%
Drax Biomass Inc 2 $94,994 40.00%
Nan Ya Plastics Corp America 2 $41,995 40.00%
Mings Llc 2 $24,398 40.00%
Engineering Inspection Services Llc 2 $83,575 40.00%
Ben Merrick Farms Llc 2 $42,671 40.00%
Gcr Incorporated 2 $63,138 40.00%

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