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 %
Numbers Only Inc 6 $62,196 85.71%
Cyma Systems Inc 6 $54,611 85.71%
Cameron Parish School Board 6 $39,948 85.71%
Ciber Inc 6 $59,790 85.71%
Capital Region Planning Commission 6 $68,025 85.71%
Pro Tech Usa Llc 6 $65,815 85.71%
Digicomm Systems Inc 6 $57,711 85.71%
The Integration Group Of Americas Inc 6 $54,229 85.71%
Dave Rambaran Geosciences Llc 6 $51,948 85.71%
Entergy Louisiana Llc 6 $81,647 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
California Institute Of Technology 1 $77,522 50.00%
Baldwin Lejeune 1 $38,334 50.00%
China Ship Services Llc 1 $56,098 50.00%
Mirandas Painting Llc 1 $29,661 50.00%
Thruxton Diagnostics Llc 1 $69,971 50.00%
Baker Marine Solutions Llc 1 $93,142 50.00%
Embarq Management Company 1 $63,315 50.00%
Liberty Self Storage 1 $52,541 50.00%
Shell Exploration And Production Company 1 $111,800 50.00%
Gresham Smith Partners 1 $113,880 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing 3 $32,108 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $24,676 100.00%
Civic And Social Organizations 3 $25,896 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 3 $29,813 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $26,347 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 2 $25,896 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 2 $27,165 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 2 $27,165 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 2 $20,033 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 2 $20,075 100.00%

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