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 %
Advertising and Promotions Managers 176 $61,550 81.11%
Pharmacists 174 $108,812 80.18%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 173 $38,271 88.27%
Soil and Plant Scientists 170 $41,354 88.54%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 162 $46,310 84.82%
Interior Designers 151 $45,757 80.32%
Health Educators 150 $40,998 83.80%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 144 $63,874 80.90%
Animal Scientists 144 $47,686 81.36%
Human Resources Managers 142 $110,275 83.04%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Breeders 30 $38,283 34.09%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 30 $21,637 34.48%
Coaches and Scouts 28 $35,093 32.18%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $38,471 32.94%
Human Resources Managers 28 $113,064 33.33%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 27 $58,916 32.14%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 27 $76,732 32.93%
Managers, All Other 27 $119,707 33.33%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 26 $64,653 32.50%
Actuaries 25 $105,419 31.65%
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 %
Jordan 70 $65,739 43.48%
Egypt 68 $80,853 43.87%
Malaysia 67 $88,383 45.89%
Israel 60 $100,373 42.25%
Japan 60 $90,937 44.44%
United States Of America 57 $82,582 42.22%
Peru 55 $83,686 41.04%
Indonesia 54 $74,485 41.54%
Thailand 51 $54,874 40.16%
Poland 50 $61,314 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 555 $82,795 89.95%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 551 $85,891 90.18%
Infodat International Inc 550 $71,716 90.02%
Saipsit Inc 543 $75,432 89.02%
Cedent Consulting Inc 538 $58,846 88.49%
Tachyon Technologies Llc 538 $68,744 88.49%
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston 535 $75,095 88.14%
Sapot Systems Inc 534 $71,097 88.85%
Sage It Inc 534 $79,776 89.15%
Virtusa Corporation 532 $87,248 88.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fort Bend Independent School District 48 $43,203 39.34%
Fpt Usa Corp 47 $92,180 39.17%
Epsi Inc 47 $17,853 39.17%
Sira Consulting Inc 47 $105,483 39.50%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 46 $105,092 38.66%
Saibersys Inc 46 $86,879 38.98%
Hitachi Vantara Llc 45 $117,006 38.14%
Alindus Inc 45 $97,658 38.14%
Intalent Llc 45 $89,058 38.46%
Aig Technologies Inc 45 $91,146 38.79%

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%

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