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 %
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 %
Navayuga Infotech Llc	37	$72,478	90.24%
Symphony Teleca Services Inc	37	$84,426	90.24%
Opel Systems Inc	37	$71,316	90.24%
Amatel Inc	37	$65,143	90.24%
Aker Subsea Inc	37	$78,839	90.24%
Frontier Communications Parent Inc	37	$118,155	90.24%
Staffcube Llc	37	$74,927	90.24%
Texperts Inc	36	$80,316	87.80%
Charus Inc	36	$58,283	87.80%
National Financial Services Llc	36	$84,906	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cybermak Information Systems Inc	2	$156,780	33.33%
7 Rt Llc	2	$18,637	33.33%
New Generation Restaurant Group Llc	2	$41,111	33.33%
Jj Marketing Inc	2	$45,157	33.33%
Rewardstyle Inc	2	$73,351	33.33%
Orix Corporation Usa	2	$99,861	33.33%
Imagevisionai Llc	2	$111,176	33.33%
Precision Scheduling Consultants Llc	2	$62,733	33.33%
Spurcroft Inc	2	$148,262	33.33%
Marsh Mclennan Shared Services Llc	2	$127,910	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sound Recording Industries	2	$95,545	66.67%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$77,896	66.67%
Community Housing Services	2	$38,844	66.67%
Support Activities For Metal Mining	2	$57,907	66.67%
Automobile Driving Schools	2	$55,588	66.67%
Savings Institutions And Other Depository Credit Intermediation	2	$112,258	66.67%
Police Protection	2	$60,453	66.67%
Bed And Breakfast Inns	2	$39,749	66.67%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,091	66.67%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing	2	$53,976	66.67%

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.