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 %
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)

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.