| Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Applications | 1,976 | $70,319 | 89.78% |
| Computer Programmers | 1,379 | $53,381 | 90.49% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 1,287 | $57,000 | 92.13% |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 550 | $62,374 | 73.63% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 545 | $144,945 | 95.11% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 511 | $58,725 | 91.91% |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 463 | $40,809 | 91.68% |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 356 | $43,428 | 85.58% |
| Mechanical Engineers | 353 | $76,814 | 88.47% |
| Civil Engineers | 322 | $73,470 | 83.20% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 2,620 | $23,578 | 191.94% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 1,817 | $23,449 | 155.83% |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators | 1,081 | $23,754 | 102.95% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop | 825 | $24,636 | 150.82% |
| Nursery Workers | 87 | $24,739 | 26.61% |
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 56 | $24,222 | 18.54% |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 20 | $42,407 | 7.87% |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 3 | $37,669 | 1.54% |
| Cooks, All Other | 2 | $29,578 | 1.19% |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 2 | $26,520 | 1.20% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 163 | $17,713 | 29.37% |
| Software Developers, Applications | 161 | $81,661 | 59.19% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 158 | $23,411 | 81.87% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 48 | $40,761 | 28.40% |
| Internists, General | 48 | $147,432 | 52.75% |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 44 | $18,022 | 68.75% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 41 | $113,120 | 70.69% |
| Electrical Engineers | 37 | $87,919 | 82.22% |
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35 | $18,096 | 79.55% |
| Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 34 | $22,965 | 87.18% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6 | $42,451 | 46.15% |
| Russia | 6 | $34,525 | 46.15% |
| Cameroon | 5 | $10,769,414 | 45.45% |
| Chile | 5 | $100,622 | 45.45% |
| Haiti | 5 | $26,507 | 50.00% |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | $56,651 | 50.00% |
| Nigeria | 5 | $96,853 | 50.00% |
| Hong Kong | 5 | $22,134 | 55.56% |
| Greece | 4 | $99,790 | 44.44% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | $49,873 | 44.44% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Mahindra Americasinc | 138 | $54,004 | 90.79% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 137 | $77,567 | 97.16% |
| Ernst Young Us Llp | 124 | $57,792 | 88.57% |
| Infosys Limited | 121 | $51,085 | 87.68% |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Inc | 117 | $89,894 | 89.31% |
| Tech Mahindra Technologies Inc | 111 | $59,422 | 85.38% |
| Lafayette Parish School System | 106 | $42,063 | 86.89% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish School System | 97 | $42,398 | 81.51% |
| Capgemini America Inc | 96 | $68,489 | 86.49% |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 96 | $56,615 | 90.57% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cipherqore Solutions Inc | 13 | $87,602 | 46.43% |
| Yankee Canal Seafood | 13 | $17,630 | 46.43% |
| Amedisys Inc | 13 | $55,511 | 48.15% |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Physician Group Llc | 12 | $65,071 | 48.00% |
| Madison Parish School Board | 12 | $40,181 | 48.00% |
| Entergy Operations Inc | 11 | $72,159 | 44.00% |
| Acadia Crawfish Company Llc | 11 | $27,269 | 44.00% |
| Wood Group Psn Inc | 11 | $101,196 | 44.00% |
| Entergy Services Llc | 10 | $80,893 | 41.67% |
| M M Lawn And Irrigation Llc | 10 | $20,359 | 41.67% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Consulting Services | 212 | $58,585 | 96.36% |
| Offices Of Certified Public Accountants | 184 | $54,070 | 90.20% |
| Offices Of Physicians | 154 | $161,788 | 88.51% |
| Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 152 | $67,572 | 88.89% |
| Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations | 133 | $65,255 | 84.18% |
| Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 101 | $70,730 | 90.18% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 96 | $93,257 | 88.89% |
| Testing Laboratories And Services | 86 | $57,660 | 83.50% |
| Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing | 86 | $59,266 | 84.31% |
| Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists | 71 | $61,527 | 74.74% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming | 129 | $19,636 | 100.00% |
| All Other Grain Farming | 124 | $19,690 | 100.00% |
| Apiculture | 121 | $23,282 | 100.00% |
| Soybean Farming | 102 | $22,860 | 100.00% |
| Strawberry Farming | 100 | $23,117 | 100.00% |
| All Other Crop Farming | 95 | $25,310 | 100.00% |
| Hay Farming | 72 | $22,568 | 100.00% |
| Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders | 72 | $23,653 | 100.00% |
| Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production | 68 | $24,669 | 100.00% |
| Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine | 57 | $23,199 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers | 16 | $29,563 | 22.22% |
| Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 14 | $85,651 | 23.33% |
| Cane Sugar Manufacturing | 14 | $49,333 | 31.11% |
| Petrochemical Manufacturing | 14 | $85,908 | 35.00% |
| Religious Organizations | 12 | $36,814 | 31.58% |
| Electric Power Generation | 11 | $82,164 | 33.33% |
| Soybean Farming | 11 | $47,734 | 34.38% |
| Apiculture | 11 | $32,821 | 39.29% |
| Administration Of Public Health Programs | 10 | $52,734 | 37.04% |
| Drilling Oil And Gas Wells | 9 | $66,314 | 36.00% |
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.