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 %
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 %
Keen Info Tek Inc 37 $82,856 90.24%
Cdk Global Llc 37 $95,095 90.24%
Netlogic Solutions Inc 37 $74,760 90.24%
Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc 37 $98,769 90.24%
Sri Software Solutions Llc 37 $81,967 90.24%
Saipem America Inc 37 $75,380 90.24%
Crane Co 37 $100,178 90.24%
Infowave Systems Inc 37 $81,875 90.24%
Houston Offshore Engineering Llc 37 $77,637 90.24%
Anji Technologies Llc 37 $71,572 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electro Technical Industries Inc 2 $91,146 33.33%
Bvm Technology Associates Inc 2 $95,566 33.33%
Ingenero Inc 2 $100,079 33.33%
Kaurum Technologies Llc 2 $94,037 33.33%
Datum Engineers Inc 2 $81,494 33.33%
Solix Technologiesinc 2 $117,187 33.33%
Rigaku Americas Corporation 2 $95,441 33.33%
Prime Horizontal Inc 2 $71,011 33.33%
Jung Family Llc 2 $23,920 33.33%
Noble Services Company Llc 2 $108,202 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Open End Investment Funds 2 $102,763 7.14%
Tire Manufacturing 2 $73,393 7.14%
Concrete Pipe Manufacturing 2 $88,057 7.14%
Peanut Farming 2 $13,447 7.14%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 2 $41,954 7.41%
Cemeteries And Crematories 2 $95,004 7.41%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 2 $65,603 7.41%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 2 $76,035 7.41%
Cotton Ginning 2 $34,518 7.41%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 2 $165,183 7.41%

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.

State Avg Wage