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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Keen Info Tek Inc	37	$82,856	90.24%
Cdk Global Llc	37	$95,095	90.24%
Netlogic Solutions Inc	37	$74,760	90.24%
Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc	37	$98,769	90.24%
Sri Software Solutions Llc	37	$81,967	90.24%
Saipem America Inc	37	$75,380	90.24%
Crane Co	37	$100,178	90.24%
Infowave Systems Inc	37	$81,875	90.24%
Houston Offshore Engineering Llc	37	$77,637	90.24%
Anji Technologies Llc	37	$71,572	90.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electro Technical Industries Inc	2	$91,146	33.33%
Bvm Technology Associates Inc	2	$95,566	33.33%
Ingenero Inc	2	$100,079	33.33%
Kaurum Technologies Llc	2	$94,037	33.33%
Datum Engineers Inc	2	$81,494	33.33%
Solix Technologiesinc	2	$117,187	33.33%
Rigaku Americas Corporation	2	$95,441	33.33%
Prime Horizontal Inc	2	$71,011	33.33%
Jung Family Llc	2	$23,920	33.33%
Noble Services Company Llc	2	$108,202	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$119,673	100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing	2	$70,741	100.00%
Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting And Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing	2	$67,662	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills	2	$67,288	100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$48,942	100.00%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing	2	$67,174	100.00%
Appliance Repair And Maintenance	2	$95,140	100.00%
Temporary Shelters	2	$28,444	100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services	2	$86,070	100.00%
Department Stores	2	$79,373	100.00%

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.