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 %
Tunisia 1 $43,473 25.00%
Suriname 1 $96,013 25.00%
Bolivia 1 $40,789 33.33%
Algeria 1 $32,573 33.33%
Zimbabwe 1 $78,957 33.33%
Hungary 1 $85,010 33.33%
Bahamas 1 $42,370 33.33%
Iraq 1 $117,250 33.33%
Malaysia 1 $123,427 33.33%
Mali 1 $46,925 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agility Technologies Llc 12 $45,304 85.71%
Iseatz Inc 12 $73,760 85.71%
Kpmg Llp 12 $46,176 85.71%
Hospital Medicine Group Inc 12 $168,253 92.31%
Pmr La Holding Llc 12 $161,332 92.31%
Amedisys Inc 12 $58,835 92.31%
Avco Consulting Inc 12 $67,579 92.31%
Ciber Global Llc 12 $72,441 92.31%
Fugro Usa Marine Inc 12 $61,511 92.31%
Citgo Petroleum Corporation 12 $76,438 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Safety Council Of The Louisiana Capital Area 1 $44,054 25.00%
Omsai Hotels Llc 1 $32,261 25.00%
Concordia Llc 1 $79,269 25.00%
Jones Creek Adventist Academy 1 $14,503 25.00%
Votervoice Llc 1 $44,054 25.00%
Utiliworks Consulting Llc 1 $80,808 25.00%
Soonjae Trading Llc 1 $17,202 25.00%
Epam Systems Inc 1 $76,170 25.00%
Huka Productions Llc 1 $74,318 25.00%
Integrated Behavioral Health 1 $50,856 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