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 %
Instructional Coordinators 256 $52,607 84.21%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 254 $75,108 83.83%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 250 $88,370 83.06%
Microbiologists 250 $41,343 83.33%
Purchasing Managers 247 $98,155 82.61%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 246 $46,344 83.11%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 242 $131,138 84.32%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 237 $38,030 86.50%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 227 $40,124 83.15%
Landscape Architects 225 $48,151 84.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Regal It Services Inc 79 $92,028 88.76%
Digipulse Technologies Inc 79 $117,874 88.76%
Birlasoft Computer Corporation 78 $93,270 87.64%
Meghaz Inc 78 $89,601 87.64%
Lilli Technology Llc 78 $92,884 87.64%
Vyts Inc 78 $95,095 87.64%
Det Norske Veritas Usa Inc 78 $89,705 87.64%
Radius Info Sys Inc 78 $69,980 87.64%
Fortinet Inc 78 $91,106 87.64%
Kj Info Llc 78 $85,966 87.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quad It Inc 4 $92,056 28.57%
Texasips Pllc 4 $138,996 28.57%
Baker Engineering Risk Consultants 4 $90,163 28.57%
Excel Distribution Llc 4 $76,716 28.57%
Klass Time Ltd 4 $90,937 28.57%
Zaragoza Dental Care Pllc 4 $126,152 28.57%
Norcon Global Management Consulting Llc 4 $126,511 28.57%
Hunt Transmission Services Llc 4 $83,782 28.57%
Value Global Llc 4 $83,502 28.57%
Verizon Data Services Llc 4 $88,763 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Packing And Crating 12 $60,337 85.71%
All Other General Merchandise Retailers 12 $119,428 85.71%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 12 $55,937 85.71%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries 11 $78,267 78.57%
Hog And Pig Farming 11 $35,751 78.57%
Carpet And Rug Mills 11 $111,596 78.57%
Ambulance Services 11 $79,504 78.57%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 11 $64,724 84.62%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 11 $103,020 84.62%
Specialized Freight Trucking 11 $58,024 84.62%
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