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 %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	142	$28,772	83.04%
Natural Sciences Managers	139	$104,324	81.76%
Hospitalists	135	$148,445	80.36%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	134	$59,153	81.71%
Technical Writers	133	$59,282	82.10%
Auditors	133	$61,063	83.13%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	132	$25,477	83.54%
Psychiatrists	131	$142,280	82.91%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	128	$51,195	81.01%
Judicial Law Clerks	126	$39,076	81.29%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Actuaries	25	$105,419	31.65%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	25	$72,405	31.65%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	25	$28,452	32.47%
Carpenters	25	$2,656,640	32.47%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	24	$56,873	31.17%
Marine Engineers	24	$71,776	31.58%
Auditors	24	$67,453	31.58%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	24	$34,767	32.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	24	$65,884	32.00%
Compliance Officers	23	$63,375	30.67%

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 %
Singapore	44	$94,705	39.64%
Sri Lanka	43	$58,658	41.35%
Trinidad And Tobago	43	$110,994	43.00%
Romania	41	$64,942	41.41%
Honduras	37	$61,973	38.95%
Ecuador	35	$61,882	38.89%
Serbia	34	$72,104	40.96%
Costa Rica	32	$77,099	43.24%
Greece	31	$87,412	43.06%
Albania	31	$38,176	45.59%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Synergy Care Inc	34	$79,689	89.47%
Teknaux Llc	34	$83,355	89.47%
Fugro Usa Marine Inc	34	$73,368	89.47%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc	34	$101,800	89.47%
Bhrigus Inc	34	$84,838	89.47%
Machine Intelligence Llc	34	$90,646	89.47%
Coder Logics Inc	34	$94,214	89.47%
Caliber It Solutions Inc	34	$94,107	89.47%
Asha Tek Llc	34	$62,754	89.47%
Etek It Services Inc	34	$91,815	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Park Environmental Equipment Ltd	2	$63,409	40.00%
Ranch At Windy Point Llc	2	$35,256	40.00%
Aetna Resources Llc	2	$128,815	40.00%
Alltechliquids Inc	2	$159,256	40.00%
Vectorsoft Llc	2	$127,712	40.00%
Azk Business Operating Llc	2	$35,017	40.00%
Trade Unilimited Inc	2	$72,561	40.00%
Generation Trade Inc	2	$76,211	40.00%
Kim Cpa Firm Pllc Dba Bongryong Kim Cpa	2	$36,899	40.00%
Pve Llc	2	$71,563	40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

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.