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 %
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	113	$44,629	81.88%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	113	$38,820	82.48%
Aerospace Engineers	112	$77,800	81.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	111	$49,060	81.62%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	109	$34,974	81.34%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	105	$46,730	78.36%
Orthodontists	101	$177,564	77.69%
Surgeons	99	$167,020	78.57%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	99	$38,732	79.84%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	97	$48,281	80.17%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction and Related Workers, All Other	20	$27,320	28.57%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	20	$51,298	28.57%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	20	$67,965	28.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	20	$37,039	28.99%
Office Clerks, General	20	$32,752	28.99%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$33,658	29.85%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	19	$47,839	28.36%
Urban and Regional Planners	19	$49,861	28.36%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	19	$48,103	28.36%
Treasurers and Controllers	19	$88,591	28.79%

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 %
Haiti	2	$140,192	33.33%
Cote D'ivoire	2	$75,842	33.33%
Kuwait	2	$63,347	40.00%
Oman	2	$133,172	40.00%
Equatorial Guinea	2	$55,152	40.00%
Burkina Faso	2	$90,064	40.00%
Iceland	2	$62,411	50.00%
Bahrain	2	$84,833	50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro	2	$93,985	50.00%
Ivory Coast	1	$72,592	25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Advent Global Solutions Inc	295	$60,261	86.01%
Lucid Technologies Inc	293	$64,857	85.92%
Cadence Design Systems Inc	293	$116,212	86.18%
Valero Energy Corporation	293	$98,214	86.69%
Microinfo Inc	293	$59,182	86.94%
Globallogic Inc	290	$101,740	86.83%
Schrill Technologies Inc	288	$80,752	87.01%
Comtec Consultants Inc	288	$97,231	87.01%
Syntel Inc	288	$75,789	87.27%
Innocore Solutions Inc	284	$82,226	87.12%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Paycom Payroll Llc	23	$91,031	33.33%
B B Corner Corporation	23	$19,177	33.33%
Rsm Us Llp	23	$93,904	33.33%
Om Consulting Inc Dba Wise Men Consultants	23	$90,205	33.82%
Abb Inc	23	$92,761	33.82%
Capital One Services Ii Llc	23	$85,577	33.82%
Verveba Telecom Llc	23	$83,546	33.82%
Compnova	23	$87,037	33.82%
Theme Soft Inc	23	$19,286,152	33.82%
Ariba Inc	23	$105,931	34.33%

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.