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 %
Industrial Engineers 3,585 $80,325 87.27%
Financial Analysts 3,563 $72,240 87.87%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,543 $61,803 89.27%
Information Security Analysts 3,039 $92,127 78.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2,960 $44,990 76.15%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 2,908 $45,979 89.18%
Sales Engineers 2,672 $98,996 82.34%
Chemical Engineers 2,658 $93,753 83.24%
Statisticians 2,379 $74,120 81.64%
Physical Therapists 2,247 $71,710 80.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 1 $28,870 1.59%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 297 $119,955 46.92%
Operations Research Analysts 257 $54,552 43.41%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 252 $59,607 42.57%
Chemical Engineers 250 $108,822 51.98%
Information Security Analysts 240 $102,724 50.74%
Financial Analysts 230 $81,980 48.63%
Dentists, General 219 $115,372 48.67%
Computer Programmers 218 $78,525 50.23%
General and Operations Managers 208 $111,236 64.20%
Logisticians 206 $73,013 64.98%
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 %
Republic Of Congo 4 $29,047 36.36%
Slovakia 4 $128,808 40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 4 $72,573 40.00%
Algeria 4 $50,336 44.44%
Barbados 4 $68,943 44.44%
Mauritius 4 $78,120 44.44%
Burma (myanmar) 4 $65,021 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 4 $62,366 50.00%
Yemen 3 $35,721 37.50%
Croatia 3 $86,321 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siri Infosolutions Inc 158 $80,162 88.76%
Generic Solutions Inc 157 $56,368 88.20%
Quinnox Inc 156 $72,629 87.64%
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd 156 $68,489 87.64%
Vejars Technologies Inc 155 $73,640 87.57%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 155 $64,780 87.57%
Tts Solutions Inc 155 $68,890 87.57%
Eficens Systems Inc 155 $96,051 88.07%
The Advisory Board Company 154 $75,759 87.50%
Ziddos Inc 154 $71,660 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Allied Insulation And Supply Inc 10 $24,049 31.25%
Saga Consulting Services Llc 10 $73,663 31.25%
University Of The Incarnate Word 10 $34,094 31.25%
South Texas Dental Associates Lp 10 $104,387 31.25%
Childress Regional Medical Center 10 $43,364 31.25%
Master Labs Inc 10 $70,489 32.26%
Avalon Consulting Llc 10 $93,380 32.26%
Knowledge Based Systems Inc 10 $59,854 32.26%
Holmes Foods Inc 10 $12,418 32.26%
Hoerbiger Service Inc 10 $87,479 32.26%

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%

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