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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Belarus | 1 | $77,230 | 50.00% |
Democratic Republic Of Congo | 1 | $21,861 | 50.00% |
Paraguay | 1 | $78,478 | 50.00% |
Guyana | 1 | $187,199 | 50.00% |
Armenia | 1 | $43,909 | 50.00% |
Finland | 1 | $46,590 | 50.00% |
Moldova | 1 | $42,267 | 50.00% |
Niger | 1 | $34,790 | 50.00% |
Israel | 1 | $43,722 | 50.00% |
Sudan | 1 | $121,077 | 50.00% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Southcare Medical Llc | 2 | $144,747 | 100.00% |
Sunshine Pediatric And Family Clinic Llc | 2 | $160,524 | 100.00% |
Hospital Service District 1 Of East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana | 2 | $156,624 | 100.00% |
Crescent City Physicians Inc | 2 | $158,236 | 100.00% |
Hospital Service District No 1 Of East Baton Rouge Parish La | 2 | $214,074 | 100.00% |
Img Physicians Llc | 2 | $179,639 | 100.00% |
North Caddo Hospital Service District | 2 | $190,019 | 100.00% |
Physician Group Of Louisiana | 2 | $173,222 | 100.00% |
Primary Health Services Center Inc | 2 | $173,222 | 100.00% |
Orthopaedic Associates Of New Orleans Inc | 2 | $187,199 | 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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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 % |
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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 % |
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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.