| Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 737,653 | 89.40% | $83,642 | H-1B |
| 70,458 | 8.54% | $108,072 | PERM |
| 8,917 | 1.08% | $26,368 | H-2A |
| 8,047 | 0.98% | $103,279 | E-3 Australian |
As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 825,075 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 737,653 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.40% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 70,458 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.54% of Texas's total visas.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences Managers | 166 | $103,994 | 85.57% |
| Logistics Engineers | 165 | $69,342 | 85.94% |
| Human Resources Managers | 163 | $110,558 | 87.17% |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 158 | $63,864 | 85.41% |
| Judicial Law Clerks | 151 | $40,460 | 82.51% |
| Technical Writers | 150 | $61,069 | 82.42% |
| Animal Scientists | 148 | $48,414 | 81.32% |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | 148 | $45,327 | 82.68% |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other | 147 | $28,342 | 82.58% |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | 145 | $52,688 | 81.46% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | 28 | $59,948 | 32.18% |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 28 | $53,248 | 32.18% |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 28 | $37,140 | 32.56% |
| Actuaries | 28 | $106,786 | 32.56% |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | 27 | $29,101 | 31.40% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 27 | $72,481 | 32.14% |
| Carpenters | 27 | $2,462,103 | 32.53% |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | 27 | $57,071 | 32.93% |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 26 | $36,994 | 32.50% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 26 | $35,876 | 32.91% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30,008 | $123,338 | 50.36% |
| Mexico | 2,970 | $106,169 | 41.77% |
| China | 1,738 | $78,289 | 47.09% |
| Canada | 1,008 | $94,285 | 43.02% |
| Pakistan | 989 | $55,045 | 46.63% |
| Nepal | 781 | $63,878 | 38.08% |
| South Korea | 771 | $41,915 | 50.20% |
| Philippines | 667 | $1,065,077 | 43.91% |
| Brazil | 435 | $74,240 | 43.20% |
| Venezuela | 390 | $81,612 | 42.62% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Am Engineering Experiment Station Part Of Tamus Engineering Pr | 44 | $45,267 | 89.80% |
| Sterling 5 Inc | 44 | $70,524 | 89.80% |
| Systel Inc Of Delaware | 44 | $73,433 | 89.80% |
| Baker Hughes A Ge Company Llc | 44 | $102,315 | 89.80% |
| Insys Group Inc | 44 | $92,581 | 89.80% |
| Westlake Chemical Corporation | 44 | $108,482 | 89.80% |
| Aramco Services Company | 44 | $100,247 | 89.80% |
| Wiley College | 44 | $34,114 | 89.80% |
| 3s Network Inc | 44 | $49,975 | 89.80% |
| Hewitt Associates Llc | 44 | $65,272 | 89.80% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ls Applicators | 1 | $26,354 | 100.00% |
| Weldon Blackwelder | 1 | $20,342 | 100.00% |
| Tumbleweed Farms Inc | 1 | $28,870 | 100.00% |
| Kelvin Ollinger | 1 | $21,528 | 100.00% |
| Fischer And Weiser Specialty Foods Inc | 1 | $26,354 | 100.00% |
| Silhan Land And Cattle Llc | 1 | $22,589 | 100.00% |
| Animal Farm | 1 | $19,282 | 100.00% |
| Pure Beauty Farms Inc Tx Cdl | 1 | $25,438 | 100.00% |
| Double J Trucking | 1 | $32,344 | 100.00% |
| Brazos Citrus | 1 | $19,765 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Geophysical Services Inc | 2 | $98,124 | 28.57% |
| Resource Integrators Llc | 2 | $88,494 | 28.57% |
| Starmount Inc | 2 | $95,472 | 28.57% |
| Duke Marine Technical Services Usa | 2 | $154,482 | 28.57% |
| Gac Energy And Marine Services Llc | 2 | $60,206 | 28.57% |
| On Target Internet Solutions I Lp | 2 | $31,013 | 28.57% |
| Intelligent Contacts Inc | 2 | $96,179 | 28.57% |
| Smartvault Corporation | 2 | $111,166 | 28.57% |
| Tpc Group | 2 | $108,961 | 28.57% |
| Om Trading Inc Dba Om Produce | 2 | $68,360 | 28.57% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Banking | 3,720 | $104,401 | 90.07% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 3,583 | $77,515 | 90.09% |
| Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | 3,132 | $87,000 | 81.12% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 3,128 | $89,363 | 83.41% |
| Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 3,123 | $82,732 | 88.42% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 2,901 | $92,946 | 86.03% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 2,612 | $121,222 | 89.54% |
| All Other Financial Investment Activities | 2,543 | $103,723 | 87.90% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 2,498 | $129,926 | 91.17% |
| Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 2,343 | $84,295 | 86.39% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Ginning | 113 | $29,414 | 100.00% |
| Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 108 | $26,871 | 100.00% |
| Other Grain Farming | 81 | $27,027 | 100.00% |
| All Other Crop Farming | 75 | $27,903 | 100.00% |
| All Other Animal Production | 69 | $26,481 | 100.00% |
| Animal Production And Aquaculture | 63 | $26,326 | 100.00% |
| Crop Production | 62 | $28,649 | 100.00% |
| Potato Farming | 56 | $28,268 | 100.00% |
| Cattle Feedlots | 55 | $29,776 | 100.00% |
| Wheat Farming | 51 | $28,114 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 811 | $96,609 | 100.00% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 773 | $1,447,011 | 100.00% |
| Temporary Help Services | 744 | $1,553,998 | 100.00% |
| Management Consulting Services | 744 | $99,812 | 100.00% |
| Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 729 | $107,792 | 100.00% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 712 | $372,380 | 100.00% |
| Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | 707 | $91,761 | 100.00% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 699 | $116,235 | 100.00% |
| Limited Service Restaurants | 674 | $21,874 | 100.00% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 637 | $543,854 | 100.00% |
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 $83,642. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.