We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
648,491	89.03%	$81,327	H-1B
65,709	9.02%	$109,397	PERM
7,187	0.99%	$24,982	H-2A
7,046	0.97%	$101,670	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 728,433 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 648,491 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 65,709 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.02% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	127,954	$90,316	91.76%
Computer Systems Analysts	81,562	$73,746	92.38%
Computer Programmers	47,486	$62,011	88.65%
Computer Occupations, All Other	30,609	$77,653	93.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software	17,775	$95,354	91.25%
Management Analysts	10,086	$81,295	90.13%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	10,072	$70,297	91.26%
Mechanical Engineers	9,583	$80,795	88.10%
Accountants and Auditors	9,294	$59,014	90.68%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	9,101	$101,751	90.11%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators	1,969	$26,686	389.90%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	1,719	$26,609	368.09%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,047	$26,664	248.69%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	236	$27,125	70.66%
Nursery Workers	142	$26,461	46.86%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	61	$26,151	26.87%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	56	$31,879	29.47%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	18	$26,998	14.06%
Construction Laborers	17	$30,041	14.66%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	4	$33,960	3.51%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	21,191	$119,689	171.03%
Computer Systems Analysts	7,795	$82,119	119.85%
Computer Occupations, All Other	3,159	$91,171	71.88%
Software Developers, Systems Software	1,977	$98,892	58.73%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	1,728	$97,627	51.58%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,213	$36,383	54.94%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,057	$81,526	51.81%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	905	$134,206	51.04%
Accountants and Auditors	845	$74,062	71.43%
Mechanical Engineers	782	$91,773	84.54%

Texas Employees Over Time

Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2022 with 76,593 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 71,542 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	27,075	$125,137	51.02%
Mexico	2,686	$111,220	42.55%
China	1,602	$77,369	47.96%
Canada	905	$94,063	43.24%
Pakistan	859	$56,053	41.88%
South Korea	771	$41,915	41.92%
Nepal	630	$64,395	51.18%
Brazil	389	$74,672	31.65%
Philippines	380	$1,835,273	43.38%
Venezuela	359	$82,316	42.69%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Infosys Limited	27,665	$77,291	99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	16,570	$70,484	99.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	11,557	$91,444	98.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	8,774	$89,461	98.63%
Wipro Limited	8,078	$74,717	93.03%
Hcl America Inc	8,075	$80,333	98.61%
Ernst Young Us Llp	7,629	$81,449	98.43%
Accenture Llp	7,071	$84,743	98.18%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	5,536	$74,370	99.62%
Capgemini America Inc	4,206	$92,709	95.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ntt Data Inc	914	$101,623	4.86%
Dell Usa Lp	743	$92,978	8.26%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc	511	$16,816	38.83%
Ernst Young Us Llp	488	$105,053	49.90%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc	373	$101,504	39.35%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc	324	$93,953	34.18%
Amazoncom Services Llc	310	$96,117	33.92%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc	297	$16,840	36.85%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc	282	$33,335	35.70%
Hewlett Packard Company	264	$83,741	34.06%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Solar Electric Power Generation	73	$102,298	85.88%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	73	$59,595	86.90%
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	73	$62,337	86.90%
Cattle Feedlots	73	$36,975	86.90%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	72	$73,988	86.75%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	71	$77,936	86.59%
Reinsurance Carriers	71	$91,581	86.59%
Crude Petroleum Extraction	70	$113,753	85.37%
New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	70	$57,792	87.50%
Other Building Equipment Contractors	69	$82,435	87.34%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$85,696	6.67%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	2	$68,120	6.67%
Alumina And Aluminum Production And Processing	2	$62,203	6.67%
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps	2	$35,007	6.67%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation	2	$56,940	6.90%
Machine Shops Turned Product And Screw Nut And Bolt Manufacturing	2	$43,576	6.90%
Rv Recreational Vehicle Parks And Campgrounds	2	$56,691	6.90%
Carpet And Upholstery Cleaning Services	2	$31,190	7.14%
Navigational Services To Shipping	2	$87,350	7.14%
Sugarcane Farming	2	$26,614	7.14%

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $81,327. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.