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 %
Graduate Teaching Assistants	8	$25,685	72.73%
Quality Control Analysts	8	$42,494	72.73%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	8	$51,708	80.00%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	8	$36,052	80.00%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	8	$46,028	80.00%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	8	$29,773	80.00%
Social Workers, All Other	8	$36,291	88.89%
Recreational Therapists	8	$44,663	88.89%
Conservation Scientists	8	$41,543	88.89%
Microsystems Engineers	8	$95,126	88.89%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	2	$52,489	6.90%
Medical Secretaries	2	$27,810	6.90%
Stonemasons	2	$35,256	7.14%
Financial Examiners	2	$84,251	7.14%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	2	$124,364	7.14%
Construction and Building Inspectors	2	$58,979	7.14%
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	2	$34,289	7.14%
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	2	$45,874	7.14%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2	$49,473	7.14%
Glaziers	2	$25,501	7.14%

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 %
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$119,673	100.00%
Tobacco Manufacturing	2	$70,741	100.00%
Plastics Pipe Pipe Fitting And Unlaminated Profile Shape Manufacturing	2	$67,662	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills	2	$67,288	100.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$48,942	100.00%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing	2	$67,174	100.00%
Appliance Repair And Maintenance	2	$95,140	100.00%
Temporary Shelters	2	$28,444	100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services	2	$86,070	100.00%
Department Stores	2	$79,373	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.