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 %
Texas Southern University	36	$47,041	87.80%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc	36	$69,196	87.80%
Scintilla Soft Inc	36	$70,840	87.80%
Zillion Technologies Inc	36	$78,961	87.80%
Caspex Corp	36	$86,026	87.80%
Apps Associates Llc	36	$96,478	87.80%
Statoil Gulf Services Llc	36	$122,893	87.80%
Devu Solutions Llc	36	$83,031	87.80%
Epitomsoft Llc	36	$72,455	87.80%
Wood Group Kenny Inc	36	$107,206	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Virtuix Inc	2	$69,556	33.33%
Ns Hospitality Group Inc	2	$30,899	33.33%
Technip Energies Usa Inc	2	$117,901	33.33%
H Y Services Llc	2	$28,205	33.33%
Lgl Technologies Llc	2	$105,394	33.33%
Hvj South Central Texas Mj Inc	2	$75,317	33.33%
Ab Technologies Inc	2	$134,992	33.33%
Webcreek Technology Inc	2	$118,040	33.33%
Trisun Energy Services Llc	2	$74,527	33.33%
Project Xv Llc Dba Pho Binh By Night	2	$17,867	33.33%

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.