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)

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 %
Business Workplace Solutions Peo Services Llc 38 $66,038 88.37%
Cintra Us Services Llc 38 $76,809 88.37%
Vmc Soft Technologies Inc 38 $91,301 88.37%
Energy Transfer Partners Llc 38 $107,924 88.37%
Kony Services Inc 38 $90,286 88.37%
Web Yoga Inc 38 $72,039 88.37%
Ibrain Technologies Inc 38 $77,189 88.37%
Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories Llc 38 $65,151 88.37%
Wayfair Llc 38 $105,134 88.37%
Virtue Serve Llc 38 $94,041 88.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nissi Development Group Inc 2 $81,869 33.33%
Excel Midstream Solutions Inc 2 $107,505 33.33%
Uop Llc 2 $139,433 33.33%
Kj Park Inc 2 $37,825 33.33%
Prosource Trace A Matic Llc 2 $80,319 33.33%
Thyssen Petroleum Panther Dome Llc 2 $77,470 33.33%
Mobilis Technologies Llc 2 $89,086 33.33%
Ubc Rags Inc 2 $58,854 33.33%
Lubbock I Enterprises Llcdba Southern Specialty 2 $45,219 33.33%
Judd Thomas Smith Company Pc 2 $70,959 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage