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 %
Software Developers, Applications 1,976 $70,319 89.78%
Computer Programmers 1,379 $53,381 90.49%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,287 $57,000 92.13%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 550 $62,374 73.63%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 545 $144,945 95.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 511 $58,725 91.91%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 463 $40,809 91.68%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 356 $43,428 85.58%
Mechanical Engineers 353 $76,814 88.47%
Civil Engineers 322 $73,470 83.20%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 2,620 $23,578 191.94%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,817 $23,449 155.83%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1,081 $23,754 102.95%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 825 $24,636 150.82%
Nursery Workers 87 $24,739 26.61%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 56 $24,222 18.54%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 20 $42,407 7.87%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 3 $37,669 1.54%
Cooks, All Other 2 $29,578 1.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 2 $26,520 1.20%
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 %
Senegal 1 $37,232 50.00%
Uruguay 1 $79,269 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $43,473 50.00%
Suriname 1 $96,013 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $40,789 50.00%
Algeria 1 $32,573 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $78,957 50.00%
Hungary 1 $85,010 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $42,370 50.00%
Iraq 1 $117,250 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shaw Services Llc 15 $61,657 88.24%
Honeywell International Inc 14 $98,940 82.35%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 14 $61,947 82.35%
Maritech Commercial Inc 14 $59,433 82.35%
Gordon Sales Inc 14 $65,979 82.35%
Celcite Management Solutions Llc 14 $71,855 82.35%
Community Coffee Company Llc 14 $80,285 87.50%
It Resources Inc 14 $64,173 87.50%
Ntt Data Inc 14 $82,533 87.50%
Lourdes Physician Group Llc 14 $139,458 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multipractice Clinic Inc 2 $43,132,887 40.00%
Louisiana Association Of Community Action Partners 1 $62,462 20.00%
Digital Engineering Imaging Inc 1 $55,494 20.00%
Praeses 1 $46,758 20.00%
Sapa Extrusions Llc 1 $37,960 20.00%
Freegulliver Llc 1 $43,139 25.00%
Waggonner Ball Architects Apc 1 $68,515 25.00%
Tampico Mexican Restaurant Cantina 1 $15,371 25.00%
Morphy Makofsky Inc 1 $55,494 25.00%
The Inflatable Zoo Inc 1 $65,415 25.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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