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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	124	$44,894	80.52%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	122	$42,428	80.26%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	122	$78,167	80.79%
Manufacturing Engineers	121	$84,251	80.13%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	120	$67,910	80.54%
Logistics Engineers	120	$68,521	82.76%
Social Science Research Assistants	119	$32,150	82.64%
Biostatisticians	118	$77,949	83.10%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	117	$42,608	82.39%
Transportation Engineers	115	$75,587	82.73%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	23	$51,700	31.08%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	23	$34,839	31.51%
Compliance Officers	23	$63,375	31.51%
Animal Scientists	21	$43,705	29.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	21	$72,136	29.17%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	21	$61,143	29.17%
Materials Scientists	21	$70,463	29.58%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	20	$48,611	28.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	20	$73,036	28.17%
Speech-Language Pathologists	20	$52,111	28.57%

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 %
Norway	19	$101,982	43.18%
Macedonia	18	$38,370	42.86%
Finland	18	$88,340	43.90%
New Zealand	18	$85,099	46.15%
Ethiopia	18	$92,509	46.15%
Ghana	17	$74,615	44.74%
Bulgaria	17	$70,916	45.95%
Guatemala	16	$76,707	47.06%
Chile	15	$78,400	45.45%
Jamaica	14	$54,954	42.42%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Houston Independent School District	871	$48,015	90.35%
Quest Global Services Na Inc	869	$78,382	92.94%
Delta System Software Inc	857	$67,451	92.65%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	832	$93,452	89.95%
Att Services Inc	832	$110,137	91.03%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc	821	$88,091	90.62%
Kpmg Llp	807	$78,203	89.27%
The University Of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center	803	$51,991	89.72%
Pvr America Inc	798	$60,366	90.27%
Rackspace Us Inc	779	$86,766	90.69%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lucid Technologies Inc	74	$82,368	40.22%
Techgene Solutions Llc	73	$83,618	39.89%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc	72	$125,609	40.68%
International Technologies Pro Llc Dba Iq Techpros	71	$95,044	40.57%
Info Keys Inc	71	$98,390	40.80%
Xtglobalinc	71	$105,383	41.28%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc	70	$112,609	41.67%
Landscape Art Inc	70	$23,367	41.67%
Epsilon Data Management Llc	70	$100,569	41.67%
Dexperts Inc	70	$78,573	41.67%

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.