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 %
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 %
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 %
Crossvale Inc 48 $78,022 88.89%
Edataworld Llc 48 $65,878 88.89%
Hanusoft Inc 48 $59,097 88.89%
Computer Task Group Inc 48 $83,658 88.89%
Smartsoft International Inc 48 $53,391 88.89%
Ascii Group Llc 48 $68,932 88.89%
Dataserv Inc 48 $79,084 88.89%
Nch Corporation 48 $73,381 88.89%
Apex Technology Systems Inc 48 $77,407 88.89%
I Dream Systems Inc 48 $78,799 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B T Farms 3 $19,517 37.50%
Sdg Post Oak Lp Dba Rdg Bar Annie 3 $21,445 37.50%
Geomechanics Technologies 3 $125,833 37.50%
Gurufocuscom Llc 3 $101,601 37.50%
Healthy Choice Homecare Llc 3 $64,078 37.50%
Wheaton Detailing Service Inc 3 $67,309 37.50%
Sultanete Llc 3 $81,682 37.50%
Logic Services Llc 3 $124,682 37.50%
Pine Tree Independent School District 3 $40,402 37.50%
Iv Aga Texas Llc 3 $103,680 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 86 $25,532 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 82 $28,129 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 74 $26,581 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 63 $26,326 100.00%
Crop Production 62 $28,649 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 60 $26,178 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 53 $24,610 100.00%
Potato Farming 40 $26,677 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 35 $28,153 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 35 $25,144 100.00%

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