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 %
Technodeed Llc 34 $85,673 89.47%
Sunpower Corporation Systems 34 $99,547 89.47%
Hire It People Inc 34 $91,291 89.47%
Rock Central Llc 34 $96,766 89.47%
Agiletal Technologies Inc 34 $90,731 89.47%
Nebula Partners Llc 34 $90,008 89.47%
Srk Systems Inc 34 $90,525 89.47%
Snowflake Inc 34 $125,187 89.47%
Altisource Solutions Inc 34 $104,081 89.47%
Agile It Global Llc 34 $87,545 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Molecular Templates Inc 2 $86,664 40.00%
Areeba Saamia Inc 2 $39,926 40.00%
Pas Global Llc 2 $100,173 40.00%
Adcetera Design Studio Inc 2 $62,556 40.00%
Megger 2 $99,435 40.00%
Builder Homesite Inc 2 $76,201 40.00%
Posco International America Corp 2 $48,329 40.00%
Wunderman Data Management Llc 2 $78,520 40.00%
Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers Inc 2 $64,168 40.00%
Consurgo India Llc 2 $133,900 40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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