Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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 % |
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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% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 163 | $17,713 | 29.37% |
Software Developers, Applications | 161 | $81,661 | 59.19% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 158 | $23,411 | 81.87% |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 48 | $40,761 | 28.40% |
Internists, General | 48 | $147,432 | 52.75% |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 44 | $18,022 | 68.75% |
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 41 | $113,120 | 70.69% |
Electrical Engineers | 37 | $87,919 | 82.22% |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35 | $18,096 | 79.55% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 34 | $22,965 | 87.18% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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India | 259 | $1,688,366 | 42.81% |
Mexico | 207 | $34,626 | 38.91% |
China | 101 | $39,891 | 57.71% |
Vietnam | 83 | $18,826 | 54.97% |
Cambodia | 79 | $17,763 | 62.20% |
Nepal | 71 | $40,144 | 57.26% |
South Korea | 55 | $29,395 | 52.38% |
Iran | 37 | $25,757 | 39.78% |
Brazil | 34 | $41,022 | 44.16% |
Canada | 28 | $82,216 | 38.89% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Vera Institute Of Justice | 2 | $37,523 | 100.00% |
Tirumala Enterprises Llc | 2 | $26,416 | 100.00% |
St Annas Episcopal Church In New Orleans | 2 | $26,177 | 100.00% |
Aps Engineering And Testing | 2 | $35,641 | 100.00% |
Covalent Logic Llc | 2 | $28,361 | 100.00% |
D L Space Inc | 2 | $34,767 | 100.00% |
Merchants Farmers Bank Trust Co | 2 | $38,512 | 100.00% |
Alvarez Planning Group | 2 | $28,163 | 100.00% |
The Kalencom Corporation | 2 | $28,330 | 100.00% |
Crescent Bloom Consulting Llc | 2 | $29,297 | 100.00% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services | 64 | $50,680 | 88.89% |
Home Health Care Services | 56 | $57,845 | 83.58% |
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction | 56 | $90,008 | 83.58% |
Oil And Gas Extraction | 51 | $108,523 | 78.46% |
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels | 50 | $45,213 | 87.72% |
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 50 | $84,183 | 89.29% |
Satellite Telecommunications | 49 | $75,636 | 87.50% |
Petrochemical Manufacturing | 47 | $70,104 | 83.93% |
Architectural Services | 46 | $44,823 | 85.19% |
Environmental Consulting Services | 44 | $58,676 | 83.02% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Animal Production And Aquaculture | 52 | $25,222 | 100.00% |
Cotton Farming | 52 | $23,273 | 100.00% |
Vegetable And Melon Farming | 51 | $24,539 | 100.00% |
Other Aquaculture | 48 | $22,435 | 100.00% |
Support Activities For Crop Production | 46 | $26,000 | 100.00% |
Horses And Other Equine Production | 45 | $23,494 | 100.00% |
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming | 43 | $24,536 | 100.00% |
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting | 40 | $25,521 | 100.00% |
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 39 | $21,551 | 100.00% |
Corn Farming | 29 | $23,159 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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General Automotive Repair | 9 | $29,136 | 36.00% |
Racetracks | 9 | $18,570 | 37.50% |
Automotive Mechanical And Electrical Repair And Maintenance | 9 | $26,894 | 37.50% |
Drycleaning And Laundry Services Except Coin Operated | 8 | $32,627 | 34.78% |
Professional Employer Organizations | 8 | $62,902 | 34.78% |
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 8 | $98,798 | 34.78% |
Nail Salons | 7 | $17,900 | 30.43% |
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers | 7 | $28,404 | 33.33% |
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals | 5 | $10,783,136 | 25.00% |
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences | 5 | $79,215 | 26.32% |
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.