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 %
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 %
Purepath Technologies Inc 34 $92,731 89.47%
Netscout Systems Inc 33 $97,943 86.84%
Kaizen Itech Llc 33 $86,133 86.84%
Ryker It Inc 33 $93,376 86.84%
Cloudend Platform Inc 33 $91,747 86.84%
Adaiam Inc 33 $82,866 86.84%
Multiedge Inc 33 $79,798 86.84%
Xtracit Inc 33 $89,346 86.84%
Ngtalenttech Group Llc 33 $88,895 86.84%
Atmecs Inc 33 $81,278 86.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jcrhs Dba Stamford Memorial Hospital 2 $49,005 40.00%
Bass Blvd Llc 2 $30,160 40.00%
Galleria Wireless World Garments Inc 2 $55,152 40.00%
Anlarr Construction Llc 2 $76,825 40.00%
Teladoc Inc 2 $102,180 40.00%
Total Contracting Limited 2 $69,254 40.00%
Zahroof Valves Inc 2 $89,888 40.00%
Ufcu 2 $100,454 40.00%
Samtex Electronics Inc 2 $18,907 40.00%
Ar Hamdan Llc 2 $49,941 40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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