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 %
Norway	19	$101,982	43.18%
Macedonia	18	$38,370	42.86%
Finland	18	$88,340	43.90%
New Zealand	18	$85,099	46.15%
Ethiopia	18	$92,509	46.15%
Ghana	17	$74,615	44.74%
Bulgaria	17	$70,916	45.95%
Guatemala	16	$76,707	47.06%
Chile	15	$78,400	45.45%
Jamaica	14	$54,954	42.42%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Imperva Inc	36	$87,935	90.00%
Kriddha Technologies Inc	36	$81,387	90.00%
Resurge Solutions Llc	36	$70,480	90.00%
Silicon Spectra Inc	36	$72,093	90.00%
Trisync Technologies Inc	36	$79,914	90.00%
Converge Info Systems	36	$63,503	90.00%
Americloud Solutions Inc	36	$84,872	90.00%
International Technology Solutions Inc	36	$75,404	90.00%
Logica North America Inc	36	$78,522	90.00%
Spruce Technology Inc	36	$92,149	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pecos Inn Llc	2	$29,776	33.33%
Boldbrush Inc	2	$109,845	33.33%
Garver	2	$106,070	33.33%
Cantrell Associates Pc	2	$82,399	33.33%
Austin Bridge Road	2	$98,093	33.33%
Maldonadoburkett Llp	2	$64,355	33.33%
Frische Brothers Fertilizer	2	$35,319	33.33%
Welligence Inc	2	$103,792	33.33%
Alpha Delicacies Inc	2	$59,239	33.33%
Safety Erudite Inc	2	$121,462	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.