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 %
Intralox Llc 88 $59,659 88.00%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 85 $57,712 86.73%
University Of New Orleans 84 $46,578 85.71%
Caddo Parish School Board 84 $42,036 88.42%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 78 $50,995 82.98%
Madison Parish School Board 74 $37,094 90.24%
Lsu Health Sciences Centernew Orleans 74 $56,128 91.36%
St Francis Medical Group Llc 73 $150,704 91.25%
Deloitte Touche Llp 72 $50,943 91.14%
Pediatric Group Of Acadiana Llc 72 $135,060 93.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amspec Llc 10 $38,624 43.48%
Mmr Constructors Inc 10 $71,319 50.00%
Total Yard Care Inc 9 $44,963 45.00%
Evergreen Honey Company Inc 9 $31,993 47.37%
Baker Hughes Inc 9 $89,955 47.37%
La Department Of Health And Hospitals 9 $49,887 50.00%
China Doll Restaurant Inc 8 $25,563 47.06%
Martins Agricultural Repair Service 8 $26,762 47.06%
Cheniere Energy Inc 8 $112,871 50.00%
Evangeline Parish School Board 8 $45,004 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $53,477 100.00%
Linen And Uniform Supply 1 $59,446 100.00%
All Other Personal Services 1 $41,891 100.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 1 $65,853 100.00%
Industrial Design Services 1 $91,270 100.00%
Structural Steel And Precast Concrete Contractors 1 $59,176 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 1 $45,840 100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Industries 1 $89,814 100.00%
Soybean And Other Oilseed Processing 1 $49,005 100.00%
Port And Harbor Operations 1 $52,749 100.00%
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