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 %
India	27,075	$125,137	51.02%
Mexico	2,686	$111,220	42.55%
China	1,602	$77,369	47.96%
Canada	905	$94,063	43.24%
Pakistan	859	$56,053	41.88%
South Korea	771	$41,915	41.92%
Nepal	630	$64,395	51.18%
Brazil	389	$74,672	31.65%
Philippines	380	$1,835,273	43.38%
Venezuela	359	$82,316	42.69%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jvr Systems Inc	44	$82,698	89.80%
Deemsys Inc	44	$78,077	89.80%
Tvarana Software Solutions Llc	44	$63,050	89.80%
Trinity Consulting Inc	44	$67,057	89.80%
Populus Financial Group Inc	44	$105,320	89.80%
Infowaretech Inc	44	$59,305	89.80%
Ardent Erp Solutions Inc	44	$73,164	89.80%
Global Sumi Technologies Inc	44	$81,793	89.80%
Itsyntax Inc	44	$73,431	89.80%
Inguran Llc	44	$44,904	89.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Duke Marine Technical Services Usa	2	$154,482	28.57%
Gac Energy And Marine Services Llc	2	$60,206	28.57%
Starmount Inc	2	$95,472	28.57%
On Target Internet Solutions I Lp	2	$31,013	28.57%
Sales Exports Worlwidecorp	2	$66,050	28.57%
Tpc Group	2	$108,961	28.57%
Intelligent Contacts Inc	2	$96,179	28.57%
Gerdau Ameristeel	2	$141,586	28.57%
Jvl Ventures Llc	2	$106,330	28.57%
Adamazu Corporation	2	$100,704	28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	18	$94,609	81.82%
Flight Training	18	$60,156	81.82%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	18	$106,086	81.82%
Remediation Services	18	$91,303	81.82%
Investigation And Personal Background Check Services	18	$78,167	81.82%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	18	$63,866	81.82%
Office Furniture Except Wood Manufacturing	18	$111,282	81.82%
Other Legal Services	18	$85,997	81.82%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	18	$63,589	81.82%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	18	$70,641	81.82%

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.