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 %
Quadrant Resource Llc 191 $64,912 88.84%
Trend Micro Inc 190 $86,754 88.79%
Pepsico Inc 189 $102,755 88.32%
Valtech Solutions Inc 189 $83,292 88.32%
Virtusa Consulting Services Pvt Ltd 188 $83,959 87.85%
Larsen Toubro Limited 188 $47,688 88.26%
Keste Llc 187 $99,645 87.79%
Hiracle Inc 187 $53,568 87.79%
Texas Am Engineering Experiment Station 187 $44,623 87.79%
Adobe Inc 187 $112,427 88.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freese And Nichols Inc 12 $82,645 30.00%
Core Providers Llc 12 $76,105 30.00%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 12 $116,175 30.00%
Recaro Aircraft Seating Americas Inc 12 $77,823 30.00%
Cybecys Inc 12 $76,770 30.00%
Fortis Talent Llc 12 $118,196 30.77%
Exeter Finance Llc 12 $92,427 30.77%
Rnr It Solutions Inc 12 $86,599 30.77%
Zions Bank Zmsc 12 $88,928 30.77%
Empyrean Benefit Solutions Inc 12 $100,313 30.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Packing And Crating 12 $60,337 85.71%
All Other General Merchandise Retailers 12 $119,428 85.71%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 12 $55,937 85.71%
Postproduction Services And Other Motion Picture And Video Industries 11 $78,267 78.57%
Hog And Pig Farming 11 $35,751 78.57%
Carpet And Rug Mills 11 $111,596 78.57%
Ambulance Services 11 $79,504 78.57%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 11 $64,724 84.62%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 11 $103,020 84.62%
Specialized Freight Trucking 11 $58,024 84.62%
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.

State Avg Wage