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 %
Dresser Rand Company 134 $91,262 89.93%
Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp 134 $86,403 90.54%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 134 $88,766 90.54%
Span Systems Corporation 133 $68,256 89.86%
Infosytech Solutions Inc 133 $68,977 90.48%
Pdx Inc 133 $81,582 90.48%
Vizient Inc 133 $102,990 90.48%
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At H 133 $58,685 91.10%
Reliance Global Services Inc 133 $56,416 91.10%
Academy Ltd 133 $88,318 91.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aperia Solutions Inc 8 $81,494 29.63%
Mergen It Llc 8 $102,859 29.63%
Htown Technologies Inc 8 $109,848 29.63%
International Paints 8 $85,660 29.63%
Adalitek Group Llc 8 $92,783 29.63%
Avanade 8 $111,662 29.63%
Archrock 8 $99,447 29.63%
Spl Consutling Inc 8 $82,971 29.63%
Valid Management Llc 8 $78,772 29.63%
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation 8 $114,920 29.63%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries Except Die Casting 1 $100,568 100.00%
Book Publishers 1 $149,282 100.00%
Water Transportation 1 $38,646 100.00%
Solid Waste Landfill 1 $95,992 100.00%
Steel Wire Drawing 1 $57,533 100.00%
All Other Telecommunications 1 $139,464 100.00%
Wheat Farming 1 $49,608 100.00%
Turned Product And Screw Nut And Bolt Manufacturing 1 $77,543 100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Exhibition 1 $24,586 100.00%
Other Pipeline Transportation 1 $129,397 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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