Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
---|---|---|---|
20,137 | 58.57% | $66,286 | H-1B |
11,777 | 34.26% | $23,340 | H-2A |
2,034 | 5.92% | $284,301 | PERM |
431 | 1.25% | $80,554 | E-3 Australian |
As of May 2023, Louisiana has seen a total of 34,379 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Louisiana is the H-1B visa with 20,137 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 58.57% of Louisiana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 11,777 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 34.26% of Louisiana's total visas.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Software Developers, Applications | 1,959 | $70,381 | 89.00% |
Computer Programmers | 1,378 | $53,373 | 90.42% |
Computer Systems Analysts | 1,285 | $56,981 | 91.98% |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 639 | $63,055 | 73.62% |
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 | 502 | $41,329 | 91.94% |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 388 | $43,876 | 87.00% |
Mechanical Engineers | 381 | $77,640 | 86.99% |
Civil Engineers | 336 | $74,119 | 80.19% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals | 3,757 | $25,343 | 210.95% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 2,429 | $24,936 | 178.21% |
Agricultural Equipment Operators | 1,301 | $24,718 | 99.39% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop | 825 | $24,636 | 132.64% |
Nursery Workers | 87 | $24,739 | 22.54% |
Agricultural Workers, All Other | 56 | $24,222 | 15.56% |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 39 | $45,591 | 13.04% |
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 5 | $40,023 | 1.68% |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 3 | $29,626 | 1.16% |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 3 | $49,767 | 1.41% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 167 | $17,908 | 30.09% |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 164 | $23,447 | 58.78% |
Software Developers, Applications | 161 | $81,661 | 68.80% |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 48 | $40,761 | 20.60% |
Internists, General | 48 | $147,432 | 38.71% |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 44 | $18,022 | 64.71% |
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 41 | $113,120 | 70.69% |
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 38 | $24,461 | 79.17% |
Electrical Engineers | 37 | $87,919 | 84.09% |
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 35 | $18,096 | 79.55% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Nicaragua | 6 | $33,148 | 42.86% |
Russia | 6 | $34,525 | 46.15% |
Nigeria | 6 | $105,283 | 46.15% |
Italy | 6 | $42,451 | 50.00% |
Chile | 5 | $100,622 | 41.67% |
Haiti | 5 | $26,507 | 45.45% |
Dominican Republic | 5 | $56,651 | 45.45% |
Hong Kong | 5 | $22,134 | 45.45% |
Cameroon | 5 | $10,769,414 | 45.45% |
Greece | 4 | $99,790 | 40.00% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Evangeline Parish School District | 8 | $43,047 | 88.89% |
Galata Chemicals Llc | 8 | $56,134 | 88.89% |
Advanced Logistics Llc | 8 | $54,901 | 88.89% |
Dynachem Research Center Llc | 8 | $61,698 | 88.89% |
Complete Medical Solutions Llc | 8 | $56,929 | 88.89% |
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana Llc | 8 | $68,026 | 88.89% |
Cimation Llc | 8 | $69,815 | 88.89% |
Lula Westfield Llc | 8 | $79,477 | 88.89% |
Gotech Inc | 8 | $79,340 | 88.89% |
Dbsysgraph Inc | 8 | $79,325 | 88.89% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Karl A Glaser Farm Llc | 12 | $18,603 | 100.00% |
He Harper Farms | 12 | $19,511 | 100.00% |
Burt Oubre Farms | 12 | $24,428 | 100.00% |
Bieber Farms Ltd | 12 | $22,713 | 100.00% |
Sotile Farms Inc | 12 | $26,130 | 100.00% |
Karl J Hensgens | 12 | $22,162 | 100.00% |
1887 Farms Inc | 12 | $26,380 | 100.00% |
Patrick Zaunbrecher And Sons Farm | 12 | $22,868 | 100.00% |
Harmon Ohlenforst Partnership | 12 | $21,096 | 100.00% |
Vondenstein Farms | 11 | $24,175 | 100.00% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Jhsl Inc Dba Pelican Cleaners | 1 | $21,424 | 50.00% |
Universal Technical Services A Div Of Fjm Of La | 1 | $110,510 | 50.00% |
Reily Foods Company | 1 | $58,947 | 50.00% |
Shreveport Bossier Korean Presbyterian Church | 1 | $80,184 | 50.00% |
Reich Associatesllc | 1 | $34,653 | 50.00% |
Caddo Bossier Soccer Association | 1 | $45,614 | 50.00% |
Kaplan Express Llc | 1 | $35,506 | 50.00% |
Ming K Wong | 1 | $18,242 | 50.00% |
Choi And Keum Inc | 1 | $16,973 | 50.00% |
Waldorf Education Association Of New Orleans | 1 | $42,910 | 50.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Educational Support Services | 19 | $51,784 | 79.17% |
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing | 19 | $68,514 | 82.61% |
Marketing Consulting Services | 19 | $59,192 | 82.61% |
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors | 19 | $62,184 | 82.61% |
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors | 19 | $74,598 | 82.61% |
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution | 19 | $90,510 | 86.36% |
Other Accounting Services | 18 | $62,784 | 81.82% |
Office Administrative Services | 18 | $51,749 | 81.82% |
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel | 18 | $71,574 | 85.71% |
Offices Of Dentists | 18 | $96,050 | 85.71% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 7 | $23,904 | 100.00% |
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming | 6 | $25,130 | 100.00% |
Site Preparation Contractors | 6 | $20,593 | 100.00% |
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries | 5 | $25,789 | 100.00% |
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | 5 | $21,045 | 100.00% |
All Other Animal Production | 5 | $23,629 | 100.00% |
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers | 4 | $25,912 | 100.00% |
Food Crops Grown Under Cover | 4 | $27,316 | 100.00% |
Floriculture Production | 4 | $22,942 | 100.00% |
General Rental Centers | 4 | $27,290 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
---|---|---|---|
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services | 8 | $50,274 | 80.00% |
Drycleaning And Laundry Services Except Coin Operated | 8 | $32,627 | 80.00% |
Offices Of Lawyers | 8 | $61,537 | 80.00% |
Professional Employer Organizations | 8 | $62,902 | 80.00% |
Ship Building And Repairing | 8 | $65,284 | 88.89% |
Nail Salons | 8 | $17,943 | 88.89% |
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers | 7 | $28,404 | 77.78% |
Other Grain Farming | 7 | $32,469 | 77.78% |
Commercial Banking | 7 | $64,210 | 77.78% |
Residential Building Construction | 7 | $28,832 | 77.78% |
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 $66,286. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.