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 %
Pathologists	10	$143,801	83.33%
Marriage and Family Therapists	9	$35,300	75.00%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	9	$30,414	75.00%
Drafters, All Other	9	$48,120	75.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	9	$61,760	81.82%
Music Directors	9	$50,683	81.82%
Climate Change Analysts	9	$67,343	81.82%
Religious Workers, All Other	8	$30,540	72.73%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	8	$19,105	72.73%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	8	$31,655	72.73%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Roofers	2	$25,969	6.90%
Mathematical Technicians	2	$32,053	6.90%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	2	$58,469	6.90%
Legal Secretaries	2	$46,758	6.90%
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	2	$29,037	6.90%
Sewing Machine Operators	2	$20,468	6.90%
Nuclear Engineers	2	$69,722	6.90%
Financial Examiners	2	$84,251	6.90%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	2	$29,588	6.90%
Nurse Practitioners	2	$51,480	6.90%

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 %
Jordan	70	$65,739	43.48%
Egypt	68	$80,853	43.87%
Malaysia	67	$88,383	45.89%
Israel	60	$100,373	42.25%
Japan	60	$90,937	44.44%
United States Of America	57	$82,582	42.22%
Peru	55	$83,686	41.04%
Indonesia	54	$74,485	41.54%
Thailand	51	$54,874	40.16%
Poland	50	$61,314	41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Skillstorm Commercial Services Llc	70	$105,082	89.74%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	70	$43,333	89.74%
Advanced Knowledge Tech Llc	70	$87,473	89.74%
Allegro Development Corporation	70	$79,120	89.74%
4consulting Inc	70	$76,196	89.74%
Sunera Technologies Inc	70	$75,043	89.74%
Intelligroup Usa Ltd	70	$75,273	89.74%
Adt Llc	69	$99,072	88.46%
Taxact Inc	69	$97,723	88.46%
Eniac Systems Inc	69	$92,731	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Multiphase Solutions Kenny Inc	4	$103,381	33.33%
Sirrus Engineers Inc	4	$69,034	33.33%
Eagle Maritime Consultants Inc	4	$88,213	33.33%
Compulan Center Inc	4	$60,341	33.33%
Omniscient Systems Inc	4	$92,805	33.33%
Intersys Consulting Inc	4	$110,479	33.33%
Weston Solutions Inc	4	$75,202	33.33%
Osha Liang Llp	4	$76,949	33.33%
Phoenix Business Inc	4	$104,988	33.33%
Furmanite	4	$103,719	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.