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 %
Belarus 1 $77,230 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $21,861 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $78,478 50.00%
Guyana 1 $187,199 50.00%
Armenia 1 $43,909 50.00%
Finland 1 $46,590 50.00%
Moldova 1 $42,267 50.00%
Niger 1 $34,790 50.00%
Israel 1 $43,722 50.00%
Sudan 1 $121,077 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Louisiana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steam Process Repairs Inc 12 $64,407 92.31%
Erp Analysts Inc 12 $68,455 92.31%
Marlabs Inc 12 $59,838 92.31%
Keystone Engineering Inc 11 $66,537 84.62%
Jefferson Parish Public Schools 11 $38,582 84.62%
Zina International Inc 11 $50,181 84.62%
West Louisiana Health Services Inc 11 $51,777 91.67%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 11 $41,095 91.67%
Shivom Technology Inc 11 $54,069 91.67%
Indorama Ventures Olefins Llc 11 $87,598 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Us Composite Pipe South Llc 1 $75,525 25.00%
W R Grace Co 1 $87,464 25.00%
Focus Vq Llc 1 $62,899 25.00%
Choi And Keum Inc 1 $16,973 25.00%
Waldorf Education Association Of New Orleans 1 $42,910 25.00%
Leopona Inc Dba Audiosocket 1 $76,170 25.00%
Ming K Wong 1 $18,242 25.00%
Fisher Rosemount Systems Inc 1 $84,989 33.33%
Orion Engineered Carbons Llc 1 $76,710 33.33%
Jeffrey Wagar 1 $72,363 33.33%

Top Industries in Louisiana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Music Publishers 3 $69,139 75.00%
Remediation Services 3 $88,032 75.00%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 3 $50,648 75.00%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 3 $93,884 75.00%
Public Relations Agencies 3 $40,338 75.00%
Insurance Carriers 3 $57,525 75.00%
Executive Offices 3 $48,173 75.00%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 3 $41,038 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 3 $148,817 100.00%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 3 $38,133 100.00%
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