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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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 % |
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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 % |
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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 % |
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Greece | 4 | $99,790 | 50.00% |
Bulgaria | 4 | $49,873 | 50.00% |
Spain | 4 | $32,729 | 50.00% |
Jamaica | 4 | $73,837 | 50.00% |
Belize | 4 | $45,479 | 50.00% |
Peru | 3 | $66,408 | 42.86% |
Nicaragua | 3 | $54,288 | 42.86% |
Burma (myanmar) | 3 | $77,667 | 42.86% |
Thailand | 3 | $23,625 | 42.86% |
Japan | 3 | $43,639 | 42.86% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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North Point It Corp | 3 | $43,708 | 75.00% |
Xavier Univeersity Of Louisiana | 3 | $43,514 | 75.00% |
Sunmerge Systems Inc | 3 | $48,998 | 75.00% |
Hospital Service District No 3 Of The Parish Of Lafourche | 3 | $44,769 | 75.00% |
Jeff Murrays Programming Shop Inc | 3 | $65,686 | 75.00% |
Consiga Technologies Inc | 3 | $47,008 | 75.00% |
Performance Contractors Inc | 3 | $41,350 | 75.00% |
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp | 3 | $46,155 | 75.00% |
Pn Technologies Llc | 3 | $51,903 | 75.00% |
Cognier Inc | 3 | $71,476 | 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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Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution | 29 | $73,131 | 90.63% |
Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 28 | $90,618 | 90.32% |
Ship Building And Repairing | 27 | $70,000 | 87.10% |
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation | 25 | $61,397 | 83.33% |
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing | 24 | $74,279 | 82.76% |
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas | 24 | $102,943 | 82.76% |
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 21 | $86,566 | 77.78% |
Religious Organizations | 21 | $36,398 | 77.78% |
Machine Shops | 20 | $57,475 | 80.00% |
Educational Support Services | 19 | $51,784 | 76.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Cotton Ginning | 12 | $26,648 | 100.00% |
Wheat Farming | 12 | $21,472 | 100.00% |
Sugar Manufacturing | 12 | $27,867 | 100.00% |
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry | 8 | $24,929 | 100.00% |
Cattle Feedlots | 8 | $23,667 | 100.00% |
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning | 7 | $26,089 | 100.00% |
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 7 | $24,693 | 100.00% |
Cane Sugar Manufacturing | 7 | $27,878 | 100.00% |
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming | 6 | $25,130 | 100.00% |
Site Preparation Contractors | 6 | $20,593 | 100.00% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Office Administrative Services | 3 | $36,268 | 21.43% |
Educational Services | 3 | $44,644 | 23.08% |
Marine Cargo Handling | 3 | $56,680 | 23.08% |
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas | 3 | $130,181 | 23.08% |
Graphic Design Services | 3 | $41,843 | 25.00% |
Advertising Agencies | 3 | $63,793 | 25.00% |
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing | 3 | $68,467 | 27.27% |
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services | 3 | $54,191 | 27.27% |
Golf Courses And Country Clubs | 3 | $31,345 | 27.27% |
Plastics Bag And Pouch Manufacturing | 2 | $49,681 | 18.18% |
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.