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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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 51 | $71,541 | 77.27% |
Transportation Inspectors | 50 | $56,570 | 78.13% |
Environmental Engineers | 50 | $72,040 | 78.13% |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | 48 | $49,841 | 76.19% |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School | 48 | $43,468 | 80.00% |
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 47 | $74,296 | 81.03% |
Statisticians | 46 | $60,660 | 83.64% |
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 44 | $43,857 | 81.48% |
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 43 | $38,445 | 79.63% |
Materials Scientists | 43 | $58,732 | 81.13% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 7 | $17,005 | 77.78% |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $35,748 | 77.78% |
Industrial Production Managers | 6 | $89,229 | 66.67% |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 6 | $43,338 | 75.00% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 6 | $30,493 | 75.00% |
Information Security Analysts | 6 | $71,077 | 75.00% |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $41,393 | 75.00% |
Statisticians | 6 | $66,442 | 75.00% |
Computer and Information Systems Managers | 6 | $87,721 | 75.00% |
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 6 | $96,724 | 75.00% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Tunisia | 1 | $43,473 | 25.00% |
Suriname | 1 | $96,013 | 25.00% |
Bolivia | 1 | $40,789 | 33.33% |
Algeria | 1 | $32,573 | 33.33% |
Zimbabwe | 1 | $78,957 | 33.33% |
Hungary | 1 | $85,010 | 33.33% |
Bahamas | 1 | $42,370 | 33.33% |
Iraq | 1 | $117,250 | 33.33% |
Malaysia | 1 | $123,427 | 33.33% |
Mali | 1 | $46,925 | 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.