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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Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 24 | $47,897 | 82.76% |
Architectural and Civil Drafters | 24 | $39,510 | 85.71% |
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 23 | $58,712 | 85.19% |
Surgeons | 23 | $160,284 | 85.19% |
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 22 | $54,765 | 81.48% |
Information Security Analysts | 21 | $69,003 | 84.00% |
Biological Scientists, All Other | 21 | $44,673 | 87.50% |
Accountants | 20 | $48,876 | 83.33% |
Marketing Managers | 20 | $68,189 | 83.33% |
Cost Estimators | 19 | $43,125 | 82.61% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Construction Managers | 3 | $99,320 | 60.00% |
Sales Managers | 3 | $115,398 | 60.00% |
Food Scientists and Technologists | 2 | $50,804 | 40.00% |
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School | 2 | $72,097 | 40.00% |
Machinists | 2 | $47,445 | 40.00% |
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 2 | $18,689 | 40.00% |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 2 | $44,905 | 40.00% |
Urban and Regional Planners | 2 | $35,235 | 40.00% |
Surgeons | 2 | $197,600 | 40.00% |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | 2 | $45,613 | 40.00% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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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% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Formac Inc | 2 | $76,170 | 100.00% |
Trinity Consultants | 2 | $76,950 | 100.00% |
Sonnick Partners Llc Dba Silverline | 2 | $77,834 | 100.00% |
Orion Engineered Carbons Llc | 2 | $84,750 | 100.00% |
Independent Living Systems Llc | 2 | $77,251 | 100.00% |
Applications Software Technology Llc | 2 | $77,459 | 100.00% |
Etech Global It Solutions Llc | 2 | $84,823 | 100.00% |
Conure Telecom Services Llc | 2 | $86,882 | 100.00% |
Brentwood Hospital | 2 | $83,138 | 100.00% |
Enviro Tech Systems | 2 | $78,500 | 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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Custom Computer Programming Services | 3,577 | $61,338 | 89.72% |
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools | 3,040 | $50,212 | 80.23% |
Elementary And Secondary Schools | 1,295 | $42,535 | 89.06% |
Engineering Services | 1,213 | $71,029 | 85.18% |
Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 1,086 | $65,355 | 90.35% |
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 824 | $83,672 | 94.17% |
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 794 | $145,783 | 91.26% |
Computer Systems Design Services | 778 | $61,148 | 95.11% |
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 300 | $67,119 | 94.04% |
Other Computer Related Services | 238 | $64,519 | 82.93% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Sugarcane Farming | 1,968 | $23,447 | 100.00% |
Shellfish Farming | 1,765 | $22,966 | 100.00% |
Aquaculture | 1,072 | $23,581 | 100.00% |
Rice Farming | 541 | $22,772 | 100.00% |
Other Crop Farming | 523 | $26,097 | 100.00% |
Nursery And Tree Production | 255 | $23,015 | 100.00% |
Other Grain Farming | 171 | $25,089 | 100.00% |
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming | 169 | $24,593 | 100.00% |
Crop Production | 132 | $25,772 | 100.00% |
Oilseed And Grain Farming | 129 | $25,618 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Engineering Services | 227 | $83,582 | 33.98% |
Custom Computer Programming Services | 217 | $73,889 | 46.47% |
Other Computer Related Services | 86 | $78,668 | 25.00% |
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels | 72 | $23,905 | 31.58% |
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing | 60 | $21,022 | 26.43% |
Sugarcane Farming | 45 | $31,631 | 20.74% |
Computer Systems Design Services | 28 | $63,615 | 15.73% |
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 25 | $86,707 | 20.16% |
Nursery And Tree Production | 20 | $19,503 | 22.47% |
Home Health Care Services | 19 | $54,925 | 22.09% |
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.