| 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.
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Incorporated | 1,572 | $99,058 | 78.76% |
| Wal Mart Associates Inc | 1,496 | $101,109 | 75.33% |
| Baylor College Of Medicine | 1,489 | $50,459 | 78.87% |
| Texas Am University | 1,454 | $48,764 | 84.14% |
| Ericsson Inc | 1,404 | $78,935 | 81.58% |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | 1,365 | $46,822 | 83.23% |
| Visa Technology Operations Llc | 1,333 | $104,915 | 84.21% |
| Verizon Data Services Llc | 1,326 | $97,813 | 87.47% |
| Oracle America Inc | 1,306 | $106,260 | 90.76% |
| Charles Schwab And Company Inc | 1,299 | $112,971 | 91.22% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infodat International Inc | 132 | $92,608 | 42.58% |
| Premier It Solutionsinc | 126 | $89,378 | 41.58% |
| Fort Worth Independent School District | 126 | $45,541 | 42.42% |
| Caprus It Inc | 124 | $103,635 | 41.89% |
| Sriven Systems Inc | 124 | $101,356 | 42.03% |
| Jdc Healthcare Pllc | 123 | $140,913 | 43.46% |
| Fmc Technologies | 122 | $96,070 | 43.26% |
| Ez2 Technologies Inc | 119 | $99,868 | 44.91% |
| Nvidia Corporation | 117 | $102,834 | 44.32% |
| Cybersource Corporation | 114 | $103,545 | 43.68% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 3,201 | $75,699 | 86.56% |
| Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 2,895 | $81,341 | 80.19% |
| Commercial Banking | 2,824 | $98,342 | 82.57% |
| Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation | 2,731 | $83,365 | 89.04% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 2,688 | $86,679 | 87.73% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 2,594 | $89,941 | 87.84% |
| Offices Of Dentists | 2,459 | $120,072 | 89.88% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 2,369 | $129,082 | 86.78% |
| Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 2,272 | $83,828 | 85.38% |
| Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences | 1,740 | $70,754 | 75.69% |
| 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% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels | 197 | $48,554 | 24.91% |
| Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers | 196 | $63,047 | 26.70% |
| Local Messengers And Local Delivery | 194 | $22,838 | 27.83% |
| Consumer Lending | 191 | $100,752 | 27.88% |
| Professional Employer Organizations | 178 | $97,810 | 26.18% |
| Other Activities Related To Real Estate | 166 | $92,258 | 25.30% |
| Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling | 166 | $84,223 | 26.69% |
| Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers | 161 | $90,993 | 26.92% |
| Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists | 159 | $8,619,789 | 27.13% |
| Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing | 145 | $90,938 | 28.83% |
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.