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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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | 42 | $56,891 | 80.77% |
Veterinarians | 42 | $33,920 | 82.35% |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 42 | $48,996 | 84.00% |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 41 | $55,922 | 83.67% |
Petroleum Engineers | 41 | $104,589 | 83.67% |
Geological and Petroleum Technicians | 40 | $52,058 | 81.63% |
Sales Engineers | 40 | $67,499 | 86.96% |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 39 | $36,470 | 86.67% |
Physicists | 39 | $51,648 | 86.67% |
Teachers and Instructors, All Other | 37 | $34,133 | 82.22% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Manicurists and Pedicurists | 5 | $17,805 | 71.43% |
Personal Care Aides | 5 | $18,745 | 71.43% |
Coaches and Scouts | 5 | $38,132 | 71.43% |
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 5 | $21,437 | 71.43% |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 4 | $34,029 | 57.14% |
Biochemists and Biophysicists | 4 | $41,153 | 57.14% |
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $20,655 | 57.14% |
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $49,433 | 57.14% |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | 4 | $51,820 | 57.14% |
Marketing Managers | 4 | $72,779 | 57.14% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Senegal | 1 | $37,232 | 50.00% |
Uruguay | 1 | $79,269 | 50.00% |
Tunisia | 1 | $43,473 | 50.00% |
Suriname | 1 | $96,013 | 50.00% |
Bolivia | 1 | $40,789 | 50.00% |
Algeria | 1 | $32,573 | 50.00% |
Zimbabwe | 1 | $78,957 | 50.00% |
Hungary | 1 | $85,010 | 50.00% |
Bahamas | 1 | $42,370 | 50.00% |
Iraq | 1 | $117,250 | 50.00% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 2 | $71,573 | 100.00% |
Communication Technology Services Llc | 2 | $75,317 | 100.00% |
Lt Technology Services Ltd | 2 | $73,372 | 100.00% |
Fts International Services Llc | 2 | $83,304 | 100.00% |
Spar Information Systems Llc | 2 | $71,843 | 100.00% |
Metasis Information Systems Llc | 2 | $71,843 | 100.00% |
Alvin Fairburn Associates Llc | 2 | $95,378 | 100.00% |
Murphy Exploration And Production Company | 2 | $87,776 | 100.00% |
Gramercy Holdings I Llc | 2 | $96,419 | 100.00% |
Nes Global Llc | 2 | $89,919 | 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.