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 %
Sans Global Technologies Inc	39	$84,465	90.70%
Reddwerks Corp	39	$58,077	90.70%
Sms Infocomm Cororation	39	$54,321	90.70%
Pasadena Independent School District	39	$44,186	90.70%
Zynga Inc	39	$90,607	90.70%
Prolim Global Corporation	39	$69,668	90.70%
Jsmn International Inc	39	$85,101	90.70%
Pioneer Corporate Services Inc	39	$66,745	90.70%
Xpectit Mobile Inc	39	$62,307	90.70%
Blu Age Corporation	39	$70,692	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dockwise Usa Llc	2	$131,466	33.33%
Ali Hamid Corp	2	$35,495	33.33%
Southwest Oilfield Products	2	$98,509	33.33%
Lubna Properties Inc	2	$47,799	33.33%
Crawford Pharmacy Of Pleasanton Llc	2	$94,869	33.33%
Omron Oilfield And Marine Inc	2	$116,459	33.33%
Talisman Energy Services Inc	2	$155,906	33.33%
Kalsi Engineering Inc	2	$81,806	33.33%
Griffin Dewatering Corporation	2	$51,948	33.33%
Hwang Kim Dba Korea House Restaurant	2	$47,965	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Solar Electric Power Generation	73	$102,298	85.88%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	73	$59,595	86.90%
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	73	$62,337	86.90%
Cattle Feedlots	73	$36,975	86.90%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	72	$73,988	86.75%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	71	$77,936	86.59%
Reinsurance Carriers	71	$91,581	86.59%
Crude Petroleum Extraction	70	$113,753	85.37%
New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	70	$57,792	87.50%
Other Building Equipment Contractors	69	$82,435	87.34%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$85,696	6.67%
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing	2	$68,120	6.67%
Alumina And Aluminum Production And Processing	2	$62,203	6.67%
Rooming And Boarding Houses Dormitories And Workers Camps	2	$35,007	6.67%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation	2	$56,940	6.90%
Machine Shops Turned Product And Screw Nut And Bolt Manufacturing	2	$43,576	6.90%
Rv Recreational Vehicle Parks And Campgrounds	2	$56,691	6.90%
Carpet And Upholstery Cleaning Services	2	$31,190	7.14%
Navigational Services To Shipping	2	$87,350	7.14%
Sugarcane Farming	2	$26,614	7.14%

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.