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 %
Insurance Underwriters	29	$56,814	80.56%
Farm and Home Management Advisors	28	$36,101	77.78%
Sustainability Specialists	28	$74,757	77.78%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	28	$97,400	80.00%
Geneticists	27	$47,902	77.14%
Water/Wastewater Engineers	27	$73,491	79.41%
Nuclear Engineers	26	$69,656	76.47%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	26	$29,712	78.79%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	26	$33,727	78.79%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	26	$97,784	78.79%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Waiters and Waitresses	6	$18,003	14.63%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	6	$71,726	14.63%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	6	$47,809	14.63%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$45,936	14.63%
Epidemiologists	6	$58,202	15.00%
Butchers and Meat Cutters	6	$29,463	15.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$37,185	15.00%
Marine Architects	6	$74,485	15.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	5	$32,635	12.50%
Insurance Underwriters	5	$71,182	12.50%

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 %
Jordan	70	$65,739	43.48%
Egypt	68	$80,853	43.87%
Malaysia	67	$88,383	45.89%
Israel	60	$100,373	42.25%
Japan	60	$90,937	44.44%
United States Of America	57	$82,582	42.22%
Peru	55	$83,686	41.04%
Indonesia	54	$74,485	41.54%
Thailand	51	$54,874	40.16%
Poland	50	$61,314	41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Entmatrix Inc	35	$92,214	87.50%
Nice Systems Inc	35	$90,119	87.50%
E Nexus Inc	35	$80,072	87.50%
Experian Services Corporation	35	$86,886	87.50%
Hanu Technologies Llc	35	$88,752	87.50%
Softvision Llc	35	$94,019	87.50%
Zume It Inc	35	$78,458	87.50%
Mejenta Systems Inc	35	$76,963	87.50%
James Avery Craftsman Inc	35	$95,799	87.50%
Zapcom Group Inc	35	$82,856	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ticthe Industrial Company	2	$65,229	33.33%
Smurfit Kappa North America Llc	2	$58,635	33.33%
Trendz Beauty Houston Inc	2	$101,535	33.33%
Skyrise Llc	2	$39,728	33.33%
Checkmarx Inc	2	$129,906	33.33%
Miss A Stores Inc	2	$63,211	33.33%
Critical Start Inc	2	$103,293	33.33%
Reactor Eye Inc	2	$77,855	33.33%
Dzs Services Inc	2	$124,821	33.33%
Freepoint Commodities Llc	2	$77,792	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

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.