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 %
Citronit Inc 128 $74,080 90.78%
Expandtree Inc 128 $62,060 90.78%
Crowd Software Consulting Llc 128 $76,600 90.78%
Jda Software Inc 128 $90,276 90.78%
Visual It Services Inc 128 $74,136 90.78%
Texas Am University Kingsville 127 $43,452 90.07%
Xylo Consulting Llc 127 $65,683 90.07%
Aetna Resources Llc 127 $114,400 90.07%
Utis 127 $76,116 90.07%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 127 $69,115 90.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sungard Systems International 8 $52,720 30.77%
Object Information Services Inc 8 $101,969 30.77%
Ensco International Incorporated 8 $93,003 30.77%
Zenimax Media Inc 8 $77,270 30.77%
Komplete Group Inc 8 $63,250 30.77%
Clear Creek Independent School District 8 $51,393 30.77%
Total Ep Usa Inc 8 $92,986 30.77%
Benchmark Electronics 8 $79,500 30.77%
Peerless Mfg Co 8 $77,121 30.77%
Professional Service Industries Inc 8 $67,156 30.77%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 1 $53,144 100.00%
Ammunition Except Small Arms Manufacturing 1 $71,906 100.00%
Commodity Contracts Intermediation 1 $216,902 100.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $16,474 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 1 $52,603 100.00%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 1 $81,827 100.00%
Confectionery And Nut Retailers 1 $54,746 100.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 1 $101,192 100.00%
Aquaculture 1 $58,094 100.00%
Geothermal Electric Power Generation 1 $184,829 100.00%
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