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 %
Rehabilitation Counselors	14	$34,094	82.35%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	14	$61,993	82.35%
Product Safety Engineers	14	$73,485	82.35%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	13	$40,778	81.25%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	13	$38,475	81.25%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	13	$70,069	81.25%
Genetic Counselors	13	$69,120	81.25%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12	$33,564	75.00%
Fashion Designers	12	$38,856	75.00%
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	12	$45,810	75.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cooks, Short Order	3	$17,756	9.09%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	3	$20,634	9.09%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers	3	$70,866	9.09%
Hydrologists	3	$73,057	9.38%
Education Administrators, All Other	3	$55,716	9.38%
Social Science Research Assistants	3	$37,904	9.38%
Sociologists	3	$53,581	9.38%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	3	$28,829	9.38%
Tax Preparers	3	$57,560	9.38%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	3	$33,751	9.38%

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 %
Norway	19	$101,982	43.18%
Macedonia	18	$38,370	42.86%
Finland	18	$88,340	43.90%
New Zealand	18	$85,099	46.15%
Ethiopia	18	$92,509	46.15%
Ghana	17	$74,615	44.74%
Bulgaria	17	$70,916	45.95%
Guatemala	16	$76,707	47.06%
Chile	15	$78,400	45.45%
Jamaica	14	$54,954	42.42%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Texas Southern University	36	$47,041	87.80%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc	36	$69,196	87.80%
Scintilla Soft Inc	36	$70,840	87.80%
Zillion Technologies Inc	36	$78,961	87.80%
Caspex Corp	36	$86,026	87.80%
Apps Associates Llc	36	$96,478	87.80%
Statoil Gulf Services Llc	36	$122,893	87.80%
Devu Solutions Llc	36	$83,031	87.80%
Epitomsoft Llc	36	$72,455	87.80%
Wood Group Kenny Inc	36	$107,206	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Virtuix Inc	2	$69,556	33.33%
Ns Hospitality Group Inc	2	$30,899	33.33%
Technip Energies Usa Inc	2	$117,901	33.33%
H Y Services Llc	2	$28,205	33.33%
Lgl Technologies Llc	2	$105,394	33.33%
Hvj South Central Texas Mj Inc	2	$75,317	33.33%
Ab Technologies Inc	2	$134,992	33.33%
Webcreek Technology Inc	2	$118,040	33.33%
Trisun Energy Services Llc	2	$74,527	33.33%
Project Xv Llc Dba Pho Binh By Night	2	$17,867	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	271,128	$78,337	92.28%
Computer Systems Design Services	38,977	$85,144	92.96%
Engineering Services	22,070	$81,052	83.43%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	18,742	$85,924	73.44%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	18,715	$50,725	88.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	15,022	$85,906	95.17%
Other Computer Related Services	13,954	$77,657	89.33%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	10,617	$46,338	84.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	9,414	$76,775	96.21%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	8,418	$94,296	95.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	627	$25,559	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	450	$27,812	100.00%
Apiculture	374	$25,810	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	349	$36,190	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	326	$26,130	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	325	$32,835	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	282	$25,578	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	278	$26,973	100.00%
Sheep Farming	253	$19,789	100.00%
Hay Farming	198	$26,877	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design Services	22,702	$78,528	70.66%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,959	$93,173	8.63%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	1,683	$226,619	32.12%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,569	$158,367	48.89%
General Freight Trucking Local	1,333	$34,675	41.62%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,200	$100,790	47.51%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,068	$93,720	50.09%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,034	$85,366	52.78%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	953	$39,497	56.63%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	791	$96,060	50.41%

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.