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 %
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 %
Pvr America Inc 19 $46,494 82.61%
Postlethwaite Netterville Apac 19 $50,350 82.61%
General Health System 19 $60,692 86.36%
Urs Corporation 19 $75,132 86.36%
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America 18 $39,978 81.82%
Evangeline Parish School Board 18 $46,682 81.82%
Louisiana Department Of Health And Hospitals 18 $49,006 85.71%
Tai Engineers Llc 18 $86,113 85.71%
Chevron Corporation 18 $108,562 85.71%
Cbi Llc 18 $93,646 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Konane Solutions Llc 2 $63,035 33.33%
El Bieber Farms Llc 2 $30,846 33.33%
Triple S Rice And Crawfish 2 $32,198 33.33%
Canezaro Brothers Farm Llc 2 $31,470 33.33%
Epic Piping Llc 2 $74,755 40.00%
Graphic Packaging International Llc 2 $72,260 40.00%
Dbsysgraph Inc 2 $94,245 40.00%
Jeffery G Leger And James T Leger Farm Partnersh 2 $22,485 40.00%
Lane Regional Medical Center 2 $131,768 40.00%
Dnv Gl Usa Inc 2 $108,379 40.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 21 $21,036 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 19 $24,922 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 18 $21,634 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 18 $22,754 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 18 $24,946 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $25,680 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 18 $22,741 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 17 $25,405 100.00%
Other Animal Production 14 $23,376 100.00%
Potato Farming 13 $23,777 100.00%

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