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 %
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%

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 %
Technology Hub Inc	44	$83,337	89.80%
Peta Systems Inc	44	$83,642	89.80%
Edvensoft Solutions Llc	44	$86,350	89.80%
It Face Inc	44	$79,711	89.80%
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division	44	$80,876	89.80%
Lonestar Hospital Medicine Associates Pa	44	$144,435	89.80%
Virtue Group Llc	44	$86,801	89.80%
Ally Bank	44	$96,177	89.80%
Torque Technologies Llc	44	$84,234	89.80%
Sogeti Usa Llc	44	$86,720	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Process Data Control Corp	2	$81,193	28.57%
Verde Real Estate Services Llc	2	$79,633	28.57%
Amspec Llc	2	$96,096	28.57%
Brenntag Latin America Inc	2	$127,181	28.57%
Lifecare Pavilion Llc Dba Lifecare Pharmacy	2	$99,039	28.57%
Swift Energy Company	2	$89,440	28.57%
Pacwest Consulting Partners	2	$146,307	28.57%
Hellenic Marine Llc	2	$123,011	28.57%
Capacity Of Texas Inc	2	$84,677	28.57%
Eeac Inc	2	$39,499	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$119,673	100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing	2	$70,741	100.00%
Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting And Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing	2	$67,662	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills	2	$67,288	100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$48,942	100.00%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing	2	$67,174	100.00%
Appliance Repair And Maintenance	2	$95,140	100.00%
Temporary Shelters	2	$28,444	100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services	2	$86,070	100.00%
Department Stores	2	$79,373	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.