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 %
Avanzar Interior Technologies Ltd	40	$66,093	90.91%
Ascendas Technologies Inc	40	$65,687	90.91%
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Llc	40	$106,859	90.91%
Inteli Platforms Inc	40	$82,161	90.91%
Liimrasoft Solutions Llc	40	$93,651	90.91%
3bees Technologies Inc	40	$92,332	90.91%
Caris Science Inc	40	$104,109	90.91%
Incredible Software Solutions Llc	40	$82,279	90.91%
Pinacle It Corp Llc	40	$86,282	90.91%
Lloyds Register Energy Americas Inc	40	$85,288	90.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ansh Labs Llc	2	$58,240	33.33%
A B Controls Technology Inc	2	$162,136	33.33%
Masterbrand Cabinets Inc	2	$125,476	33.33%
Pioneer Research Solutions	2	$91,177	33.33%
Sportval Llc	2	$47,310	33.33%
Sangwon Inc	2	$19,698	33.33%
Ski Store Llc Dba Super K Food Store	2	$54,995	33.33%
Manhc Corporation	2	$63,087	33.33%
Kaneka North Amercia Llc	2	$105,768	33.33%
Hiren A Patel Dds Pllc	2	$187,200	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	175	$70,330	88.38%
Other Financial Vehicles	173	$92,044	87.37%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	172	$72,082	87.31%
Regulation And Administration Of Communications Electric Gas And Other Utilities	171	$91,272	86.80%
Residential Property Managers	171	$69,589	86.80%
Natural Gas Distribution	170	$93,703	87.18%
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	170	$81,270	88.54%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners	169	$65,785	88.48%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	169	$70,551	88.95%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	169	$77,353	89.42%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fluid Power Cylinder And Actuator Manufacturing	11	$86,100	18.64%
Reinsurance Carriers	10	$104,166	17.24%
Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	10	$35,809	17.24%
Glass And Glazing Contractors	10	$40,690	17.24%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	10	$88,001	17.24%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books	10	$68,320	17.24%
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	10	$77,376	17.86%
Museums	10	$56,023	18.18%
Other Business Support Services	10	$116,815	18.18%
Remediation Services	10	$86,680	18.52%

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.