| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program | 57 | $31,764 | 81.43% |
| Athletic Trainers | 55 | $39,320 | 80.88% |
| Architectural Drafters | 55 | $49,996 | 82.09% |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 54 | $51,500 | 80.60% |
| Exercise Physiologists | 53 | $40,372 | 79.10% |
| Epidemiologists | 52 | $57,907 | 78.79% |
| Geographers | 51 | $46,885 | 78.46% |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary | 50 | $45,153 | 76.92% |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary | 50 | $32,880 | 81.97% |
| Civil Engineering Technicians | 50 | $44,901 | 83.33% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School | 12 | $53,773 | 22.22% |
| Surgeons | 11 | $87,465 | 20.37% |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 11 | $65,238 | 20.75% |
| Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers | 11 | $25,783 | 20.75% |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 11 | $60,870 | 20.75% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 11 | $35,923 | 20.75% |
| Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program | 10 | $40,995 | 18.87% |
| Construction Carpenters | 10 | $32,926 | 19.23% |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | 10 | $47,235 | 19.23% |
| Civil Engineering Technicians | 10 | $50,808 | 19.23% |
| 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% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc Dba Nokia | 49 | $90,477 | 89.09% |
| Calix Inc | 49 | $83,113 | 89.09% |
| Tenet Employment Inc | 49 | $92,632 | 89.09% |
| Lumina Geophysical Llc | 49 | $79,304 | 89.09% |
| 3m Company | 49 | $94,133 | 89.09% |
| Marathon Oil Company | 49 | $104,678 | 89.09% |
| Bristlecone Inc | 49 | $94,295 | 89.09% |
| Microchip Technology Inc | 49 | $88,301 | 89.09% |
| Ziontech Solutions Inc | 49 | $91,284 | 89.09% |
| Hallmark Rehabilitation Gp Llc | 49 | $77,539 | 89.09% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veros Systems Inc | 3 | $59,772 | 37.50% |
| Alon Usa Gp Llc Alon Usa | 3 | $130,693 | 37.50% |
| Korean Market | 3 | $24,399 | 37.50% |
| Civitas Capital Management Llc Ga Outsourcing Iv | 3 | $169,097 | 37.50% |
| Precision Task Group Inc | 3 | $83,637 | 37.50% |
| Luminant Generation Company Llc | 3 | $105,255 | 37.50% |
| Saputo Dairy Foods Usa Llc | 3 | $105,407 | 37.50% |
| Buzzclan Llc | 3 | $79,636 | 37.50% |
| Pacific Eagle Trading Inc | 3 | $48,408 | 37.50% |
| Electro Mec Products Inc | 3 | $47,347 | 37.50% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 3,201 | $75,699 | 86.56% |
| Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 2,895 | $81,341 | 80.19% |
| Commercial Banking | 2,824 | $98,342 | 82.57% |
| Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | 2,731 | $83,365 | 89.04% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 2,688 | $86,679 | 87.73% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 2,594 | $89,941 | 87.84% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 2,459 | $120,072 | 89.88% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 2,369 | $129,082 | 86.78% |
| Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 2,272 | $83,828 | 85.38% |
| Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences | 1,740 | $70,754 | 75.69% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming | 86 | $25,532 | 100.00% |
| Cotton Ginning | 82 | $28,129 | 100.00% |
| Other Grain Farming | 74 | $26,581 | 100.00% |
| Animal Production And Aquaculture | 63 | $26,326 | 100.00% |
| Crop Production | 62 | $28,649 | 100.00% |
| All Other Crop Farming | 60 | $26,178 | 100.00% |
| All Other Animal Production | 53 | $24,610 | 100.00% |
| Potato Farming | 40 | $26,677 | 100.00% |
| Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting | 35 | $28,153 | 100.00% |
| Horses And Other Equine Production | 35 | $25,144 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels | 197 | $48,554 | 24.91% |
| Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers | 196 | $63,047 | 26.70% |
| Local Messengers And Local Delivery | 194 | $22,838 | 27.83% |
| Consumer Lending | 191 | $100,752 | 27.88% |
| Professional Employer Organizations | 178 | $97,810 | 26.18% |
| Other Activities Related To Real Estate | 166 | $92,258 | 25.30% |
| Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 166 | $84,223 | 26.69% |
| Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers | 161 | $90,993 | 26.92% |
| Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists | 159 | $8,619,789 | 27.13% |
| Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing | 145 | $90,938 | 28.83% |
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.