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 %
Administrative Services Managers	82	$65,880	82.00%
Registered Nurses	82	$64,710	82.83%
Nurse Practitioners	80	$87,984	81.63%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	79	$51,326	80.61%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	79	$48,178	81.44%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	79	$60,510	82.29%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	77	$68,461	81.91%
Clinical Data Managers	77	$80,416	82.80%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	76	$41,613	82.61%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	76	$58,282	82.61%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	17	$94,547	27.42%
Cashiers	17	$17,541	27.42%
Segmental Pavers	17	$26,789	27.87%
Art Directors	17	$79,387	28.33%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	17	$67,854	28.33%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	17	$47,712	28.33%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$29,325	28.33%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	16	$44,305	26.67%
Orthodontists	16	$165,554	26.67%
Food Scientists and Technologists	15	$65,972	25.42%

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 %
Singapore	44	$94,705	39.64%
Sri Lanka	43	$58,658	41.35%
Trinidad And Tobago	43	$110,994	43.00%
Romania	41	$64,942	41.41%
Honduras	37	$61,973	38.95%
Ecuador	35	$61,882	38.89%
Serbia	34	$72,104	40.96%
Costa Rica	32	$77,099	43.24%
Greece	31	$87,412	43.06%
Albania	31	$38,176	45.59%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sterling 5 Inc	43	$70,124	89.58%
Fishbone Solutions Inc	43	$74,267	89.58%
Cybage Software Inc	43	$67,986	89.58%
Essonova Corporation	43	$60,564	89.58%
Benali Business Solutions Llc	43	$70,146	89.58%
Joyalukkas Jewelry Texas Inc	43	$55,379	89.58%
Fluxtek Solutions Inc	43	$83,751	89.58%
Heights Global It Services Corporation	43	$59,767	89.58%
Nec Corporation Of America	43	$87,258	89.58%
Code Ace Solutions Inc	43	$81,966	89.58%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Stony Leather Inc	2	$105,987	28.57%
Jdm Industrial Inc	2	$65,749	28.57%
Bey Design Llc	2	$56,462	28.57%
Blackgold Capital Management Lp	2	$95,202	28.57%
Karma Global Enterprises Inc	2	$77,938	28.57%
Shafa Investment Group Llc Dba Holiday Inn Expres	2	$42,006	28.57%
Bgb Services Corp	2	$48,256	28.57%
Rgb Networks Inc	2	$78,374	28.57%
Lineage Power Corporation	2	$91,104	28.57%
Ameri Blue Health Care Services Llc	2	$74,963	28.57%

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.