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 %
Financial Managers 36 $75,578 80.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $49,150 83.72%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $40,403 83.33%
Economists 34 $60,929 82.93%
Industrial Production Managers 34 $92,832 82.93%
Psychiatrists 33 $98,335 86.84%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 32 $42,301 84.21%
Materials Engineers 29 $76,952 78.38%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 28 $38,912 80.00%
Microbiologists 28 $42,901 82.35%
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 %
Costa Rica 2 $42,744 33.33%
Azerbaijan 2 $82,795 40.00%
Albania 2 $82,730 40.00%
Ukraine 2 $59,520 40.00%
Georgia 2 $71,562 40.00%
Poland 2 $65,759 50.00%
Syria 2 $77,792 50.00%
Singapore 2 $31,371 50.00%
Portugal 2 $92,082 50.00%
Kenya 2 $39,370 50.00%

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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,577 $61,338 89.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,040 $50,212 80.23%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,295 $42,535 89.06%
Engineering Services 1,213 $71,029 85.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,086 $65,355 90.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 824 $83,672 94.17%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 794 $145,783 91.26%
Computer Systems Design Services 778 $61,148 95.11%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 300 $67,119 94.04%
Other Computer Related Services 238 $64,519 82.93%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sugarcane Farming 1,968 $23,447 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1,765 $22,966 100.00%
Aquaculture 1,072 $23,581 100.00%
Rice Farming 541 $22,772 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 523 $26,097 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 255 $23,015 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 171 $25,089 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 169 $24,593 100.00%
Crop Production 132 $25,772 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 129 $25,618 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineering Services 227 $83,582 33.98%
Custom Computer Programming Services 217 $73,889 46.47%
Other Computer Related Services 86 $78,668 25.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 72 $23,905 31.58%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing 60 $21,022 26.43%
Sugarcane Farming 45 $31,631 20.74%
Computer Systems Design Services 28 $63,615 15.73%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 25 $86,707 20.16%
Nursery And Tree Production 20 $19,503 22.47%
Home Health Care Services 19 $54,925 22.09%

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