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 %
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 %
Texas Am University Corpus Christi 183 $46,826 87.56%
University Of Texas Medical Branch 183 $64,535 87.56%
Tts Solutionsinc 182 $61,006 87.50%
Endeavour Software Technologies Inc 182 $72,501 87.50%
Capital Info Group Inc 182 $88,117 87.92%
Nrg Energy Inc 182 $97,678 88.35%
Damian Consulting Inc 182 $68,214 89.22%
Worleyparsons Group Inc 181 $97,047 88.73%
Stiaos Technologies Inc 181 $82,393 89.60%
Cybersoft Technologies Inc 181 $69,884 89.60%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Becton Dickinson And Company 12 $72,590 31.58%
Petroleum Geoservices Inc 12 $99,999 31.58%
Bbva 12 $98,311 31.58%
Tektra It Servicesinc 12 $119,421 31.58%
Beck Facility Services Llc 12 $19,344 31.58%
Souht Plains Metal Buildings Inc 12 $27,352 31.58%
A B Environmental Services Inc 12 $47,055 31.58%
Mary Kay Inc 12 $88,232 31.58%
Yourcause Llc 12 $89,305 32.43%
Lg Electronics Alabama Inc 12 $60,781 32.43%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries Except Die Casting 1 $100,568 100.00%
Book Publishers 1 $149,282 100.00%
Water Transportation 1 $38,646 100.00%
Solid Waste Landfill 1 $95,992 100.00%
Steel Wire Drawing 1 $57,533 100.00%
All Other Telecommunications 1 $139,464 100.00%
Wheat Farming 1 $49,608 100.00%
Turned Product And Screw Nut And Bolt Manufacturing 1 $77,543 100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Exhibition 1 $24,586 100.00%
Other Pipeline Transportation 1 $129,397 100.00%
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