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 %
Lafayette Kidney Care Llc 7 $190,362 87.50%
Hospital Service District No 1 Of The Parish Of Terrebonne 7 $141,104 100.00%
Neuro Care Of Louisiana Llc 7 $196,753 100.00%
Rapides Area Planning Commission 6 $40,543 85.71%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 6 $59,022 85.71%
Conch Technologies Inc 6 $54,616 85.71%
Bris Engineering Llc 6 $101,374 85.71%
Louisiana Dept Of Wildlife And Fisheries 6 $42,356 85.71%
Ch Fenstermaker And Associates Inc 6 $52,395 85.71%
Unistar Plastics Llc 6 $44,324 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Louis Planting Inc 1 $39,770 50.00%
David M Vieth Dds Dba Kool Smiles 1 $172,515 50.00%
Photonics 1 $71,074 50.00%
Laitram Machine Shop Llc 1 $88,234 50.00%
Gulf Crown Seafood Company Inc 1 $30,930 50.00%
Kent Lavergne 1 $27,019 50.00%
Aw Dermatopathology Services Llc 1 $69,763 50.00%
Southern Power Systems Inc 1 $79,477 50.00%
Rizzuto Management Group Llc 1 $44,678 50.00%
Cse Windustries Inc 1 $69,514 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

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