Benign Hematologist - MD Anderson Cancer Center - Covington, LA
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Oncologists employed in Louisiana earn a median of $168.71 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Visa sponsorship record
From 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, the US Labor Department certified 44 H-1B applications and 10 green card applications from Ochsner Health for physicians, offering a median $157.14 an hour (the low end of each application's wage range). That is the employer's record, not a promise for this job: ask its recruiter whether this one sponsors a visa. Every employer that sponsors physicians.
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About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is a nonprofit health system with 47 (source: Ochsner Health, About Ochsner) hospitals, more than 370 (source: Ochsner Health, About Ochsner) health and urgent care centers and 40,000+ (source: Ochsner Health, About Ochsner) team members across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South. Source: Ochsner Health, About Ochsner
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