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 %
Italy 6 $42,451 46.15%
Russia 6 $34,525 46.15%
Cameroon 5 $10,769,414 45.45%
Chile 5 $100,622 45.45%
Haiti 5 $26,507 50.00%
Dominican Republic 5 $56,651 50.00%
Nigeria 5 $96,853 50.00%
Hong Kong 5 $22,134 55.56%
Greece 4 $99,790 44.44%
Bulgaria 4 $49,873 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Galata Chemicals Llc 7 $55,209 87.50%
Impulse Monitoring Inc 7 $47,097 87.50%
Gcr Incorporated 7 $72,678 87.50%
Recon Management Services Inc 7 $67,220 87.50%
Precision Steel Detailing Inc 7 $65,624 87.50%
Amspec Services Inc 7 $52,939 87.50%
Stress Engineering Services Inc 7 $95,294 87.50%
Lloyds Register North America Inc 7 $70,372 87.50%
Siritek Inc 7 $72,337 87.50%
Yci Methanol One Llc 7 $88,843 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ecole Bilingue De La Nouvelleorleans 1 $34,486 50.00%
Ace Distributors Inc 1 $37,357 50.00%
Dmno Llc 1 $43,722 50.00%
Lafayette Kidney Care Llc 1 $155,646 50.00%
Jj Dental Llc Dba Peach Tree Dental 1 $102,939 50.00%
Posigen Of La Llc 1 $128,274 50.00%
Martco Llc 1 $77,813 50.00%
Brown Industrial Construction Lla 1 $80,954 50.00%
Daiwa Corp 1 $25,272 50.00%
Att Mobility Services Llc 1 $92,518 50.00%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 21 $21,036 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 19 $24,922 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 18 $21,634 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 18 $22,754 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 18 $24,946 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $25,680 100.00%
Shellfish Fishing 18 $22,741 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 17 $25,405 100.00%
Other Animal Production 14 $23,376 100.00%
Potato Farming 13 $23,777 100.00%

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