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 %
Ge Grid Solutions Llc 3 $80,246 100.00%
Source Mantra Inc 3 $62,899 100.00%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 3 $74,166 100.00%
Era Helicopters Llc 3 $66,719 100.00%
Ven Soft Llc 3 $63,523 100.00%
4consulting Inc 3 $72,890 100.00%
Ecm Consultants Inc 3 $69,056 100.00%
Modjeski And Masters Inc 3 $67,621 100.00%
Three Fold Consultants Llc 3 $76,842 100.00%
Yuhuang Chemical Industries Inc 3 $66,782 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Rental Centers 2 $25,251 100.00%
Logging 2 $36,452 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,852 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 1 $24,606 100.00%
Tobacco Product And Electronic Cigarette Merchant Wholesalers 1 $21,174 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 1 $24,606 100.00%
Wholesale Trade 1 $24,710 100.00%
Office Administrative Services 1 $24,710 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 1 $25,896 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 1 $25,896 100.00%

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