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 %
Canada 28 $82,216 40.58%
Pakistan 17 $63,959 33.33%
France 16 $50,681 38.10%
Honduras 16 $49,782 38.10%
Venezuela 15 $82,042 41.67%
United Kingdom 14 $65,799 40.00%
Lebanon 11 $74,443 35.48%
Ecuador 10 $54,334 38.46%
Egypt 10 $73,080 40.00%
Turkey 10 $65,712 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taal Technologies Inc 41 $75,025 85.42%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 40 $54,223 83.33%
St Helena Parish School District 40 $46,145 83.33%
Synergy Care Inc 38 $59,809 79.17%
American Bureau Of Shipping Abs 38 $69,448 82.61%
Cheniere Energy Inc 37 $102,222 82.22%
S Tahseen Rab Md Apllc 37 $128,635 84.09%
Loyola University New Orleans 37 $51,406 90.24%
Perficient Inc 36 $56,719 87.80%
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 36 $80,149 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lourdes Physician Group Llc 3 $94,432 27.27%
Creative Edge Llc 3 $30,722 27.27%
Lake Charles Country Club 3 $31,345 27.27%
Hollywood Liquor Grocery Mart Inc 3 $42,591 27.27%
Gnl Farm Llc 3 $30,146 27.27%
Cgi Federal Inc 3 $60,216 27.27%
Bentley Systems Incorporated 3 $67,739 27.27%
Indorama Ventures Olefins Llc 3 $71,483 27.27%
Ftn Associates Ltd 3 $96,893 27.27%
J S Broussard Farms Llc 3 $23,317 30.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Schools And Instruction 3 $65,423 75.00%
Other Management Consulting Services 3 $70,269 75.00%
Blood And Organ Banks 3 $37,537 75.00%
Residential Remodelers 3 $52,680 75.00%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 3 $71,614 75.00%
Nail Salons 3 $42,383 75.00%
Business Associations 3 $94,321 75.00%
Timber Tract Operations 3 $55,023 75.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation 3 $78,166 75.00%
International Affairs 3 $49,975 75.00%
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