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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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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University Of Louisiana At Monroe | 71 | $42,456 | 95.95% |
Calcasieu Parish School Board | 70 | $46,597 | 97.22% |
Centurytel Service Group Llc | 65 | $67,631 | 92.86% |
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board | 64 | $42,941 | 94.12% |
Larsen Toubro Limited | 63 | $40,746 | 94.03% |
Mcneese State University | 60 | $48,751 | 89.55% |
Apogee Medical Group Louisiana Inc | 58 | $140,401 | 87.88% |
Konane Solutions Llc | 57 | $66,486 | 87.69% |
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc | 57 | $147,487 | 89.06% |
Xavier University Of Louisiana | 57 | $49,850 | 89.06% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Urs Corporation | 8 | $74,563 | 50.00% |
Sterling Sugars Llc | 7 | $48,907 | 43.75% |
Shaw Services Llc | 7 | $74,099 | 43.75% |
Ernst Young Us Llp | 7 | $78,621 | 43.75% |
Avani Systems Inc | 7 | $59,848 | 46.67% |
Hospital Medicine Group Inc | 7 | $132,054 | 46.67% |
Mullin Landscape Associates | 6 | $49,171 | 40.00% |
Cajun Sugar Company Llc | 6 | $51,563 | 40.00% |
Five S Farms And Construction | 5 | $48,456 | 35.71% |
Seal Consulting Inc | 5 | $91,117 | 35.71% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Marketing Consulting Services | 16 | $60,117 | 84.21% |
Other Accounting Services | 16 | $59,629 | 84.21% |
Commercial Banking | 16 | $60,791 | 84.21% |
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 15 | $72,104 | 83.33% |
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals | 15 | $84,739 | 83.33% |
Direct Life Insurance Carriers | 15 | $68,463 | 83.33% |
All Other Outpatient Care Centers | 14 | $71,412 | 82.35% |
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing | 14 | $80,285 | 82.35% |
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services | 14 | $67,775 | 82.35% |
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing | 14 | $53,768 | 87.50% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Sugar And Confectionery Product Manufacturing | 3 | $32,108 | 100.00% |
Orange Groves | 3 | $24,676 | 100.00% |
Civic And Social Organizations | 3 | $25,896 | 100.00% |
Support Activities For Forestry | 3 | $29,813 | 100.00% |
Food Crops Grown Under Cover | 3 | $26,347 | 100.00% |
General Freight Trucking Local | 2 | $25,896 | 100.00% |
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property | 2 | $27,165 | 100.00% |
Tree Nut Farming | 2 | $27,165 | 100.00% |
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries | 2 | $20,033 | 100.00% |
Berry Except Strawberry Farming | 2 | $20,075 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories | 1 | $69,763 | 12.50% |
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries | 1 | $65,415 | 12.50% |
Residential Property Managers | 1 | $61,963 | 12.50% |
Timber Tract Operations | 1 | $77,813 | 12.50% |
Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities | 1 | $49,608 | 14.29% |
Real Estate Property Managers | 1 | $44,304 | 14.29% |
Computer Facilities Management Services | 1 | $57,054 | 14.29% |
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 1 | $113,006 | 14.29% |
Exterminating And Pest Control Services | 1 | $46,176 | 14.29% |
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing | 1 | $87,464 | 14.29% |
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.