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 %
Cloud Revolute Inc 113 $86,587 88.98%
Prolifics Inc 112 $82,726 88.89%
Innova Solutions Inc 112 $103,201 88.89%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 112 $70,219 88.89%
Cloudpoint Systems Inc 112 $67,828 88.89%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 112 $81,081 88.89%
Hollerith It Solutions Llc 112 $87,714 88.89%
Grandison Management Inc 111 $68,023 88.10%
Ascendant Technology Llc 111 $79,767 88.10%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 111 $85,635 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tekvana Inc 7 $120,952 30.43%
Karya Property Management Llc 7 $49,667 30.43%
Merit Integrated Logistics 7 $21,029 30.43%
Petabyte Technologies Llc 7 $106,148 30.43%
Sasken Technologies Limited 7 $104,003 30.43%
Weaver And Tidwell Llp 7 $88,685 30.43%
Mufg Union Bank Na 7 $105,061 30.43%
Pivotal Software Inc 7 $102,137 30.43%
Mint Dentistry 7 $86,635 30.43%
Momo Co Llc 7 $49,685 30.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 8 $25,704 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 8 $21,386 100.00%
Peanut Farming 8 $31,008 100.00%
Soybean Farming 7 $26,428 100.00%
Farm Management Services 7 $24,737 100.00%
Scientific Research And Development Services 6 $28,205 100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers 6 $29,723 100.00%
Landscaping Services 6 $24,007 100.00%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors 5 $28,596 100.00%
Racetracks 5 $25,742 100.00%

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