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 %
Staffmark Investment Llc	33	$58,379	89.19%
Zylog Systems Limited	33	$49,618	89.19%
Harmony Science Academy El Paso	33	$44,534	89.19%
Allied Stone Inc	33	$58,094	89.19%
Telligen Tech Inc	33	$88,416	89.19%
Swift Solutions Inc	33	$78,591	89.19%
Wayne Fueling Systems Llc	33	$94,019	89.19%
Valsoft Services Inc	33	$60,899	89.19%
Advanced Information Technology Solutions Inc	33	$74,015	89.19%
Tc Loan Service Llc	33	$75,245	89.19%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mortenson Dental Health Llc	2	$177,029	40.00%
Mexssub International Llc	2	$60,258	40.00%
Sdb Trade International Lp	2	$94,619	40.00%
Pmi Services North America Inc	2	$117,354	40.00%
Vibrant Builder Llc	2	$95,722	40.00%
Ink Public Relations Inc	2	$52,250	40.00%
Jae Jin Yang Cpa Pc	2	$42,599	40.00%
Jang Choong Dong Inc	2	$20,769	40.00%
Gomsa Logistics Usa Llc	2	$92,196	40.00%
Vidorra Llc	2	$78,583	40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Printing And Related Support Activities	24	$57,383	88.89%
All Other Animal Production	24	$50,563	88.89%
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical And Emergency Centers	24	$79,576	88.89%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	24	$102,495	88.89%
Flooring Contractors	23	$71,399	85.19%
Unlaminated Plastics Film And Sheet Except Packaging Manufacturing	23	$59,560	85.19%
All Other Petroleum And Coal Products Manufacturing	23	$63,388	85.19%
Land Subdivision	23	$72,426	85.19%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers	23	$75,024	88.46%
Beauty Salons	23	$55,218	88.46%

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.