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 %
Countrywide Home Loans Inc	39	$86,655	90.70%
Focuz Mindz Inc	38	$59,441	88.37%
Active Network Llc	38	$79,603	88.37%
Energy Solutions International Inc	38	$71,005	88.37%
Barclays Technology Centre Limited	38	$73,010	88.37%
Reliant Infotech Inc	38	$79,515	88.37%
Hrss Llp	38	$45,054	88.37%
National Thera Source Llc	38	$71,889	88.37%
Sunnova Energy Corporation	38	$93,852	88.37%
Fugro Consultants Inc	38	$64,983	88.37%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
National Produce Consultants Llc	2	$74,444	33.33%
Trans Texas Tire Llc	2	$86,195	33.33%
Harris Local Government Solutions Inc	2	$88,182	33.33%
Mitsui Plastics Inc	2	$133,172	33.33%
Radyn Inc	2	$38,990	33.33%
Icontrol Networks Inc	2	$114,265	33.33%
Ggr Dental Center Pc	2	$111,571	33.33%
Cadence Mcshane Construction Company Llc	2	$84,012	33.33%
Northgatearinso	2	$113,901	33.33%
Sancus Energy And Power Llc	2	$124,468	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	245	$72,468	87.50%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	245	$73,397	87.81%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	243	$87,316	88.04%
Landscape Architectural Services	239	$48,256	87.23%
Religious Organizations	238	$42,515	87.18%
Electrical Contractors And Other Wiring Installation Contractors	232	$75,755	85.93%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	228	$65,350	84.44%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing	228	$90,945	85.07%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	227	$73,433	85.02%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	225	$88,989	91.46%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing	1	$28,870	100.00%
Administration Of Economic Programs	1	$26,354	100.00%
Other Spectator Sports	1	$26,354	100.00%
Site Preparation Contractors	1	$27,102	100.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate	1	$26,354	100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	1	$35,859	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	17	$33,015	21.25%
Solar Electric Power Generation	17	$90,454	21.52%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing	16	$68,634	20.25%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	16	$58,011	21.33%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	16	$78,260	21.33%
Carpet And Rug Mills	15	$40,266	20.55%
Offices Of Optometrists	15	$51,990	20.83%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	15	$69,425	20.83%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	14	$77,250	19.44%
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing	14	$72,109	20.00%

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.