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)

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 %
Mitchell International Inc 32 $87,453 91.43%
Softpath Systems Inc 32 $90,089 91.43%
General Electric Company Infrastructure 32 $83,672 91.43%
Einfochips Inc 32 $91,489 91.43%
Calabitek Inc 32 $89,523 91.43%
Altair Engineering Inc 32 $79,569 91.43%
Cortex Management Llc 32 $80,482 91.43%
Unity Technologies Sf 32 $95,444 91.43%
La Fuess Partners Inc 32 $63,229 91.43%
Frost Bank 32 $110,439 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ortus Solutions Corp 2 $69,337 40.00%
Access Dental Management Services Llc 2 $90,168 40.00%
Business Control Systems Lp 2 $125,476 40.00%
Questback Inc 2 $95,389 40.00%
Champs Depot Richardson Llc 2 $85,904 40.00%
Rimkus Consulting Group Inc 2 $78,015 40.00%
Sick Inc 2 $123,986 40.00%
Ideal Oil And Gas Connections Inc 2 $43,774 40.00%
I I Hair Corp 2 $49,348 40.00%
Copper Mobile 2 $96,106 40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage