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 %
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 %
Dominican Republic 13 $79,214 40.63%
Sweden 13 $71,968 41.94%
Denmark 13 $103,480 41.94%
Cameroon 13 $65,009 44.83%
Tanzania 12 $74,779 41.38%
Belarus 12 $80,715 42.86%
Zambia 12 $57,517 42.86%
Uganda 12 $76,028 44.44%
Dominica 12 $59,498 46.15%
Cambodia 11 $36,880 42.31%

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 %
Tour Operators 7 $76,324 77.78%
Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal 7 $101,248 77.78%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 7 $97,169 77.78%
Rice Milling 7 $97,124 77.78%
Commercial Screen Printing 7 $48,372 77.78%
Textile Furnishings Mills 7 $75,441 77.78%
Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 7 $58,543 77.78%
Zoos And Botanical Gardens 7 $42,521 77.78%
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 7 $107,676 77.78%
Line Haul Railroads 7 $88,039 87.50%
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.

State Avg Wage