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 %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	30	$44,774	34.09%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	30	$21,637	34.48%
Human Resources Managers	28	$113,064	32.18%
Coaches and Scouts	28	$35,093	32.94%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	28	$38,471	33.33%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	27	$76,732	32.14%
Managers, All Other	27	$119,707	32.93%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	27	$58,916	33.33%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	26	$64,653	32.50%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	25	$72,405	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 %
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 %
Code Tech Inc	44	$83,898	88.00%
Texas Am University San Antonio	44	$33,136	88.00%
Cloudray Inc	44	$77,905	88.00%
Teleworld Solutions Inc	44	$94,905	88.00%
Doordash Inc	44	$120,274	88.00%
Solution It Inc	44	$95,497	88.00%
Dynamic Technology Inc	44	$82,800	88.00%
Multiplan Inc	44	$107,681	88.00%
Fisher Asset Management Llc	44	$118,675	88.00%
Averon Solutions Inc	44	$94,161	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vision Building Energy Efficiency Llc	2	$77,304	28.57%
Kirby Corporation	2	$104,905	28.57%
Cna Metals Limited	2	$84,396	28.57%
Xo Communications Services Inc	2	$76,035	28.57%
L Lowell Byrd Memorial Educational And Cdc	2	$42,590	28.57%
Us Global Investors Inc	2	$82,004	28.57%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Company	2	$85,956	28.57%
Murphy Exploration Production Company	2	$62,618	28.57%
Danco	2	$59,519	28.57%
Ltl Interests Inc	2	$53,196	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Consumer Goods Rental	2	$78,614	66.67%
Administration Of Economic Programs	2	$40,695	66.67%
Gold Ore And Silver Ore Mining	2	$67,257	66.67%
Museums Historical Sites And Similar Institutions	2	$39,988	66.67%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$63,992	66.67%
Special Food Services	2	$50,856	66.67%
Business Professional Labor Political And Similar Organizations	2	$33,322	66.67%
Industrial Launderers	2	$46,166	66.67%
Fats And Oils Refining And Blending	2	$91,801	66.67%
Special Needs Transportation	2	$64,491	66.67%

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.