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 %
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 %
Cisco Systems Inc 1,154 $97,881 93.74%
Citibank Na 1,133 $112,981 93.95%
Camelot Integrated Solutions Inc 1,097 $71,284 91.42%
System Soft Technologies Llc 1,056 $79,179 89.04%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 1,036 $76,504 87.80%
Ust Global Inc 1,035 $63,853 88.61%
Sabre Glbl Inc 1,034 $96,884 88.91%
International Business Machines Corporation 1,019 $101,749 91.64%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 984 $77,260 88.97%
Ntt Data Services Llc 982 $102,452 89.35%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Expedia Inc 95 $105,219 43.18%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 94 $105,444 43.32%
Conduent Business Services Llc 94 $101,768 43.32%
Epace Technologiesinc 92 $85,877 43.60%
Maruthi Technologies Llc 90 $85,944 42.86%
Innocore Solutions Inc 90 $89,092 43.06%
American General Life Insurance Company 86 $99,468 42.36%
Nexius Solutions Inc 85 $97,790 42.08%
Hp Inc 83 $104,905 41.09%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 81 $114,738 40.10%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 1 $28,870 100.00%
Administration Of Economic Programs 1 $26,354 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 1 $26,354 100.00%
Site Preparation Contractors 1 $27,102 100.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 1 $26,354 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 1 $35,859 100.00%

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