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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Family and General Practitioners | 104 | $134,522 | 90.43% |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 97 | $54,107 | 85.09% |
Operations Research Analysts | 91 | $48,694 | 81.25% |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 91 | $37,856 | 81.98% |
Biochemists and Biophysicists | 90 | $42,792 | 88.24% |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 86 | $89,998 | 86.00% |
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | 82 | $35,627 | 91.11% |
Commercial and Industrial Designers | 80 | $45,193 | 89.89% |
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 79 | $58,997 | 90.80% |
Financial Analysts | 78 | $53,178 | 90.70% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Software Developers, Systems Software | 12 | $78,901 | 92.31% |
Database Administrators | 11 | $10,644,334 | 84.62% |
Architectural and Engineering Managers | 11 | $116,639 | 84.62% |
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 11 | $79,414 | 91.67% |
Industrial Engineers | 11 | $78,376 | 100.00% |
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers | 10 | $36,756 | 90.91% |
Pediatricians, General | 10 | $93,220 | 90.91% |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 10 | $27,269 | 90.91% |
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 9 | $18,803 | 81.82% |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 9 | $41,940 | 81.82% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Nicaragua | 3 | $54,288 | 42.86% |
Burma (myanmar) | 3 | $77,667 | 42.86% |
Thailand | 3 | $23,625 | 42.86% |
Japan | 3 | $43,639 | 50.00% |
El Salvador | 3 | $46,301 | 50.00% |
Sri Lanka | 3 | $101,740 | 50.00% |
Costa Rica | 2 | $42,744 | 33.33% |
Azerbaijan | 2 | $82,795 | 33.33% |
Albania | 2 | $82,730 | 33.33% |
Ukraine | 2 | $59,520 | 33.33% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Astir Technologies Llc | 3 | $83,359 | 75.00% |
Cigna Evernorth Services Inc | 3 | $90,889 | 75.00% |
Mf Truesdale Company Llc | 3 | $98,315 | 75.00% |
Aim World Services Incorporated | 3 | $84,469 | 75.00% |
Hargrove Associates Inc | 3 | $97,171 | 75.00% |
Siemens Energy Inc | 3 | $88,983 | 75.00% |
Foundation For Louisiana | 3 | $91,104 | 75.00% |
Brentwood Acquisition Shreveport Inc | 3 | $92,823 | 75.00% |
Caremark Llc | 3 | $93,607 | 75.00% |
Nihilent Analytics Inc | 3 | $96,886 | 75.00% |
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.