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 %
Risk Management Specialists	216	$68,386	82.76%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	206	$61,462	83.40%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	204	$41,844	83.27%
Urban and Regional Planners	201	$54,795	84.45%
Logistics Analysts	200	$65,854	88.11%
Coaches and Scouts	196	$32,122	86.34%
Food Scientists and Technologists	195	$59,368	86.28%
Mathematicians	188	$55,391	83.93%
Compliance Officers	180	$59,011	81.08%
Validation Engineers	179	$86,873	82.11%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Developers	33	$76,304	35.11%
Aerospace Engineers	32	$75,805	34.04%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$29,567	34.78%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$34,682	34.78%
Public Relations Specialists	32	$51,277	34.78%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	31	$41,950	34.83%
Natural Sciences Managers	31	$102,944	35.23%
Family and General Practitioners	31	$103,326	35.23%
Animal Breeders	30	$38,283	34.09%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	30	$21,637	34.09%

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 %
Armenia	11	$67,512	45.83%
Austria	11	$90,769	47.83%
Nicaragua	10	$69,634	45.45%
Belgium	10	$72,983	47.62%
Turkmenistan	10	$55,805	47.62%
Saudi Arabia	10	$75,373	47.62%
Palestine	10	$31,743	47.62%
Kosovo	10	$37,475	50.00%
Czech Republic	10	$70,562	50.00%
Iraq	9	$76,581	45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas Llc	47	$74,791	88.68%
Johnson Controls Inc	47	$94,177	88.68%
Isani Consultants Lp	47	$69,843	88.68%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation	47	$113,048	88.68%
Redsalsa Technologies Inc	47	$65,131	88.68%
Yashraj Technologies Inc	47	$73,002	90.38%
Acxiom Corporation	47	$93,900	90.38%
P3 Technologies Inc	46	$66,457	88.46%
Sriven Technologies Llc	46	$82,144	88.46%
Streebo Inc	46	$64,513	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Uranium Resources Inc	2	$69,285	25.00%
Cy Fair Music Arts	2	$44,533	25.00%
Psi Industries Inc	2	$93,008	25.00%
Huitt Zollars Inc	2	$79,498	25.00%
J Otis Mitchell Co Pc	2	$66,914	25.00%
Han Bat Shul Lung Tang Inc	2	$36,941	25.00%
Tudor Pickering Holt Co Management Llc	2	$145,101	25.00%
Starkey Laboratories Inc	2	$118,321	25.00%
Royal Jubilee Inc	2	$38,459	25.00%
Yangtze River Restaurant Inc Dba China Bowl	2	$22,651	25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

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.