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 %
Film and Video Editors	7	$27,930	77.78%
Orthotists and Prosthetists	7	$40,911	77.78%
Agricultural Technicians	7	$31,031	77.78%
Community Health Workers	7	$34,308	77.78%
Anthropologists and Archeologists	7	$43,110	77.78%
Respiratory Therapists	7	$49,246	77.78%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$56,743	77.78%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	7	$56,276	77.78%
Radiologic Technologists	7	$52,184	87.50%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	7	$78,559	87.50%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Legal Secretaries	2	$46,758	7.14%
Statistical Assistants	2	$55,411	7.14%
Construction and Building Inspectors	2	$58,979	7.14%
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	2	$24,398	7.41%
Storage and Distribution Managers	2	$73,528	7.41%
Furniture Finishers	2	$26,343	7.41%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2	$49,473	7.41%
Glaziers	2	$25,501	7.41%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	2	$48,934	7.41%
Nuclear Engineers	2	$69,722	7.41%

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 %
Navayuga Infotech Llc	37	$72,478	90.24%
Symphony Teleca Services Inc	37	$84,426	90.24%
Opel Systems Inc	37	$71,316	90.24%
Amatel Inc	37	$65,143	90.24%
Aker Subsea Inc	37	$78,839	90.24%
Frontier Communications Parent Inc	37	$118,155	90.24%
Staffcube Llc	37	$74,927	90.24%
Texperts Inc	36	$80,316	87.80%
Charus Inc	36	$58,283	87.80%
National Financial Services Llc	36	$84,906	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cybermak Information Systems Inc	2	$156,780	33.33%
7 Rt Llc	2	$18,637	33.33%
New Generation Restaurant Group Llc	2	$41,111	33.33%
Jj Marketing Inc	2	$45,157	33.33%
Rewardstyle Inc	2	$73,351	33.33%
Orix Corporation Usa	2	$99,861	33.33%
Imagevisionai Llc	2	$111,176	33.33%
Precision Scheduling Consultants Llc	2	$62,733	33.33%
Spurcroft Inc	2	$148,262	33.33%
Marsh Mclennan Shared Services Llc	2	$127,910	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	18	$94,609	81.82%
Flight Training	18	$60,156	81.82%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation	18	$106,086	81.82%
Remediation Services	18	$91,303	81.82%
Investigation And Personal Background Check Services	18	$78,167	81.82%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	18	$63,866	81.82%
Office Furniture Except Wood Manufacturing	18	$111,282	81.82%
Other Legal Services	18	$85,997	81.82%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	18	$63,589	81.82%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	18	$70,641	81.82%

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.