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 %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 301 $53,744 79.42%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 287 $49,091 81.53%
Actuaries 280 $83,146 80.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 279 $50,607 79.71%
Bioinformatics Scientists 269 $56,982 77.52%
Veterinarians 267 $85,719 77.17%
Managers, All Other 264 $99,481 77.19%
Speech-Language Pathologists 263 $57,542 78.74%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 261 $55,083 81.56%
Chief Executives 261 $183,927 82.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clergy 44 $37,215 36.97%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 43 $45,449 37.72%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $54,917 37.17%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41 $50,600 36.28%
Computer User Support Specialists 41 $58,982 36.94%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 41 $23,676 37.61%
Veterinarians 41 $83,877 37.96%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 40 $39,942 37.04%
Pediatricians, General 39 $114,221 36.45%
Childcare Workers 39 $19,689 36.79%
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 %
Allied Informatics Inc 75 $70,728 90.36%
Perk Systems Inc 75 $68,422 90.36%
Anthem Inc 75 $97,594 90.36%
Continental Hub For Info Processing Inc 75 $68,184 90.36%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 75 $93,892 90.36%
Mark Infotech Inc 75 $95,207 90.36%
Opencloud It Solutions Inc 74 $93,040 89.16%
Plantronics Inc 74 $85,800 90.24%
Cambay Consulting Llc 74 $73,274 90.24%
Twilio Inc 74 $122,552 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amerisourcebergen Specialty Group Inc 4 $76,993 30.77%
Shipra Enterprises Incdba Montessori School Of D 4 $47,778 30.77%
Dallas Sigma Counseling Services Inc 4 $34,330 30.77%
Education Service Center Region 20 4 $75,015 30.77%
Heerema Marine Contractors Us Inc 4 $88,405 30.77%
Cafe Mozart Bakery 4 $43,560 30.77%
Cudd Pressure Control Inc 4 $98,311 30.77%
Advanced Neuromodulation Systems 4 $72,649 30.77%
Fuelquest Inc 4 $90,777 30.77%
Tokyo Electron Us Holdings Inc 4 $122,507 30.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Building Construction 85 $61,993 87.63%
Business Associations 85 $72,811 88.54%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 $88,152 88.42%
Security Systems Services 83 $83,800 87.37%
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 83 $62,917 87.37%
Other Services Related To Advertising 81 $76,716 87.10%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 80 $33,186 86.02%
Hmo Medical Centers 80 $85,649 86.02%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 80 $68,901 86.96%
Other Individual And Family Services 79 $59,722 86.81%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 3 $84,663 8.57%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 3 $126,603 8.82%
Crop Production 3 $35,845 8.82%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 3 $116,958 9.09%
Public Finance Activities 3 $63,412 9.09%
Business Service Centers 3 $65,340 9.09%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $70,004 6.06%
Apiculture 2 $26,374 6.06%
Executive Search Services 2 $72,696 6.06%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 2 $39,853 6.06%

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.

State Avg Wage