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 %
Art Directors 76 $68,930 82.61%
Supply Chain Managers 76 $113,126 84.44%
Agricultural Engineers 75 $48,352 83.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 75 $37,160 84.27%
Marine Engineers 75 $83,156 85.23%
Lodging Managers 71 $42,773 81.61%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 69 $75,005 79.31%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 68 $60,758 80.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 68 $55,064 80.95%
Robotics Engineers 68 $91,567 85.00%
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 %
Brixcel Inc 73 $73,976 90.12%
Novedea Systems Inc 72 $67,533 88.89%
Ample It Services Llc 72 $69,035 88.89%
Orbittek Inc 72 $45,458 88.89%
Texas Engineering Experiment Station 72 $45,518 88.89%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 72 $101,427 90.00%
Qualinfotech Solutions Inc 72 $59,335 90.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 72 $97,824 90.00%
Talent It Services Inc 72 $93,434 90.00%
Millennium Info Tech Inc 72 $74,903 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kinder Morgan Inc 4 $127,156 33.33%
Gooyah Technologies Inc 4 $105,721 33.33%
Eminence Technology Solutions Inc 4 $89,555 33.33%
Brightfonts Inc 4 $87,854 33.33%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 4 $128,175 33.33%
Gl Pwrsolutions Inc 4 $93,475 33.33%
Lone Wolf Technologies 4 $93,522 33.33%
Mmh Physicians Dba Midland Inpatient Medical Assoc 4 $65,385 33.33%
Nazars Fine Jewelry 4 $37,211 33.33%
Hsf Construction 4 $33,717 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 36 $60,894 90.00%
Hardware Manufacturing 35 $75,681 87.50%
Document Preparation Services 35 $89,571 87.50%
All Other Support Services 35 $84,700 87.50%
New Housing For Sale Builders 35 $61,381 87.50%
Other Electric Power Generation 35 $92,325 87.50%
Construction And Mining Except Oil Well Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 34 $73,278 85.00%
Automobile Dealers 34 $70,924 85.00%
Museums 34 $49,271 85.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 34 $59,179 87.18%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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