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 %
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 %
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 %
Perficient Inc 353 $90,785 90.51%
Fmc Technologies Inc 353 $92,973 91.21%
Electronic Arts Inc 353 $91,751 91.45%
Ikon Tech Services Llc 350 $82,571 90.67%
Nokia Solutions And Networks Us Llc 350 $78,942 90.91%
Samsung Electronics America Inc 346 $111,152 90.10%
Freescale Semiconductor Inc 345 $70,743 90.79%
Conocophillips Company 343 $107,600 91.22%
Texas Am Agrilife Research 342 $41,505 90.96%
Birlasoft Inc 341 $75,858 90.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 27 $99,201 34.18%
Nitco Inc 27 $106,353 34.62%
Best Express Transportation Llc 27 $36,762 35.06%
Transcend It Solutions 27 $108,872 35.53%
Broadcom Corporation 27 $104,740 35.53%
Jacksonville Isd 27 $38,174 35.53%
Software Transformations Inc 27 $97,742 35.53%
2h Offshore Inc 27 $120,915 35.53%
Sungard Consulting Services Llc 26 $113,859 34.67%
Agileassets Inc 26 $72,140 34.67%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Building Construction 85 $61,993 87.63%
Business Associations 85 $72,811 88.54%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 $88,152 88.42%
Security Systems Services 83 $83,800 87.37%
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 83 $62,917 87.37%
Other Services Related To Advertising 81 $76,716 87.10%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 80 $33,186 86.02%
Hmo Medical Centers 80 $85,649 86.02%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 80 $68,901 86.96%
Other Individual And Family Services 79 $59,722 86.81%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 3 $84,663 8.57%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 3 $126,603 8.82%
Crop Production 3 $35,845 8.82%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 3 $116,958 9.09%
Public Finance Activities 3 $63,412 9.09%
Business Service Centers 3 $65,340 9.09%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $70,004 6.06%
Apiculture 2 $26,374 6.06%
Executive Search Services 2 $72,696 6.06%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 2 $39,853 6.06%

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