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 %
Optometrists 45 $87,195 78.95%
Tax Preparers 43 $34,182 78.18%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 43 $43,983 78.18%
Designers, All Other 42 $42,942 76.36%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 42 $56,590 77.78%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41 $69,326 75.93%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $41,751 77.36%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 40 $48,248 76.92%
Chemical Technicians 40 $36,551 76.92%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $49,193 76.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technical Writers 9 $65,682 18.37%
Physicists 9 $66,291 18.37%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 9 $44,695 18.37%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $35,227 18.37%
Mental Health Counselors 9 $34,692 18.37%
Prosthodontists 9 $98,577 18.37%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 9 $175,702 18.37%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $37,676 16.67%
Chiropractors 8 $48,162 16.67%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $36,029 16.67%
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 %
Netherlands 28 $99,909 42.42%
Kenya 28 $75,529 43.75%
Hong Kong 27 $51,987 45.00%
Portugal 26 $85,829 43.33%
Ireland 26 $87,708 44.07%
Malawi 25 $31,656 43.10%
Bolivia 24 $59,828 42.86%
Hungary 23 $77,753 44.23%
Kazakhstan 22 $66,291 44.00%
Syria 20 $86,600 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 27,665 $77,291 99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 16,570 $70,484 99.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 11,557 $91,444 98.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8,774 $89,461 98.63%
Wipro Limited 8,078 $74,717 93.03%
Hcl America Inc 8,075 $80,333 98.61%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,629 $81,449 98.43%
Accenture Llp 7,071 $84,743 98.18%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 5,536 $74,370 99.62%
Capgemini America Inc 4,206 $92,709 95.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 914 $101,623 4.86%
Dell Usa Lp 743 $92,978 8.26%
Muy Pizza Houston Llc 511 $16,816 38.83%
Ernst Young Us Llp 488 $105,053 49.90%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 373 $101,504 39.35%
Samsung Austin Semiconductor Llc 324 $93,953 34.18%
Amazoncom Services Llc 310 $96,117 33.92%
Muy Pizza Tejas Llc 297 $16,840 36.85%
Cemex Construction Materials Houston Llc 282 $33,335 35.70%
Hewlett Packard Company 264 $83,741 34.06%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 1 $27,102 50.00%
Strawberry Farming 1 $26,354 100.00%
Traveler Accommodation 1 $30,930 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $30,930 100.00%
Performing Arts Spectator Sports And Related Industries 1 $28,870 100.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $24,690 100.00%
Food Manufacturing 1 $27,102 100.00%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities 1 $22,895 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $27,102 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 1 $24,107 100.00%

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