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 %
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 8,381 $84,003 94.72%
Database Administrators 8,059 $74,351 92.03%
Operations Research Analysts 7,718 $72,455 91.16%
Electrical Engineers 6,741 $87,329 87.98%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 6,126 $46,294 91.27%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,955 $135,982 91.91%
Civil Engineers 5,577 $73,303 86.48%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 4,552 $80,254 94.07%
Information Technology Project Managers 4,075 $90,904 93.66%
Web Developers 3,751 $59,078 87.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 764 $92,936 82.68%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 576 $44,609 65.23%
Civil Engineers 536 $84,454 62.25%
Database Administrators 508 $83,428 64.22%
Management Analysts 500 $95,162 69.64%
Sales Engineers 473 $104,799 68.06%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 391 $25,688 56.34%
Industrial Engineers 355 $86,325 51.37%
Statisticians 355 $65,196 51.60%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 340 $135,896 52.96%
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 %
Dominican Republic 13 $79,214 40.63%
Sweden 13 $71,968 41.94%
Denmark 13 $103,480 41.94%
Cameroon 13 $65,009 44.83%
Tanzania 12 $74,779 41.38%
Belarus 12 $80,715 42.86%
Zambia 12 $57,517 42.86%
Uganda 12 $76,028 44.44%
Dominica 12 $59,498 46.15%
Cambodia 11 $36,880 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kiranam Technologies Inc 161 $68,154 88.46%
Fusion Solutions Llc 161 $68,297 88.95%
Infomerica Inc 160 $75,726 88.40%
Ector County Independent School District 160 $42,135 88.40%
Sbase Technologies Inc 159 $73,065 88.33%
Hindsight Software Solutions Inc 159 $82,989 88.33%
Saika Technologies Inc 159 $82,735 88.33%
Aspire Systems Inc 159 $75,216 88.33%
H E B Lp 159 $105,158 88.83%
Whole Foods Market Services Inc 158 $95,421 88.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Luminex Corporation 10 $93,989 31.25%
Athens Independent School District 10 $39,983 31.25%
Turner Townsend Inc 10 $115,032 31.25%
Cloudgen Llc 10 $96,710 31.25%
Charles A Garcia Md Pa 10 $48,867 31.25%
Aig Travel Assist Inc 10 $87,258 31.25%
Murphy Exploration Production Co 10 $103,077 31.25%
Sanjel Usa Inc 10 $101,972 31.25%
Aker Solutions Inc 10 $100,042 31.25%
Altisource 10 $108,784 31.25%

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%

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