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 %
Eforce Technologies Inc	37	$74,733	88.10%
Svs Technologies Limited	37	$82,759	88.10%
Unified Business Technologies Inc	37	$64,652	88.10%
Citron It Inc	37	$70,559	88.10%
Globalpoint Inc	37	$80,873	88.10%
Bave Technologies Inc	37	$67,449	88.10%
Qs Quarterhouse Software Inc	37	$76,774	88.10%
Arista Networks Inc	37	$111,379	88.10%
Young Learners School	37	$26,202	88.10%
Trinity University	37	$51,345	88.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Paysafe Payment Processing Solutions	2	$114,140	33.33%
Narahari It Services Inc Quotdbaquot Nits Data Services	2	$131,654	33.33%
Heal 360 Primary Care Pllc	2	$67,288	33.33%
Livearea Inc	2	$111,353	33.33%
Goods On Demand Llc	2	$49,421	33.33%
Octavo Systems Llc	2	$113,610	33.33%
Runway Ice Llc	2	$47,591	33.33%
Hydrogeo Llc	2	$157,009	33.33%
Lymba Corporation	2	$93,558	33.33%
Harman Professional	2	$108,472	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Health And Welfare Funds	220	$110,903	90.91%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	219	$67,604	90.87%
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing	213	$90,695	88.75%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	212	$85,474	90.60%
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	205	$87,576	90.31%
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas	205	$113,126	90.71%
Office Administrative Services	196	$84,106	87.11%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution	195	$85,813	87.05%
Credit Bureaus	195	$92,856	87.05%
Ventilation Heating Air Conditioning And Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	193	$98,272	88.94%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing	14	$100,673	20.00%
Tile And Terrazzo Contractors	14	$45,466	20.29%
Chemical Manufacturing	14	$97,820	20.59%
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	14	$62,841	21.54%
Other Technical And Trade Schools	14	$66,485	21.54%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	13	$85,645	20.31%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	13	$28,879	20.31%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	12	$25,021	19.05%
Other Spectator Sports	12	$23,602	19.05%
Gasket Packing And Sealing Device Manufacturing	12	$95,459	19.05%

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.