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 %
Photonics Engineers	7	$87,197	87.50%
Securities and Commodities Traders	7	$106,406	87.50%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	7	$85,889	87.50%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	6	$37,629	75.00%
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists	6	$43,930	75.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	6	$40,566	75.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists	6	$54,351	75.00%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	6	$43,361	75.00%
Billing and Posting Clerks	6	$33,682	75.00%
Electrical Engineering Technicians	6	$46,217	75.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	2	$48,934	7.41%
Soil and Plant Scientists	2	$51,657	7.41%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	2	$14,217	7.41%
Legal Secretaries	2	$46,758	7.41%
Recreation Workers	2	$18,398	7.41%
Floral Designers	2	$21,258	7.41%
Financial Examiners	2	$84,251	7.41%
Mathematical Technicians	2	$32,053	7.69%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	2	$40,150	7.69%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	2	$15,829	7.69%

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 %
Thought Byte Inc	47	$81,606	88.68%
United Software Group Inc	47	$74,133	88.68%
Epeople Technologies Inc	47	$80,578	88.68%
Gtc Technology Us Llc	47	$81,908	88.68%
Resource America Information Technology Inc	47	$69,128	88.68%
Kellton Tech Inc	47	$85,908	88.68%
Associates Systems Llc	47	$58,792	88.68%
Bmtech Group Llc	47	$93,997	88.68%
Savvy Info Systems Inc	47	$76,765	88.68%
Mellow Soft Inc	47	$87,727	88.68%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ming Zhe Inc	2	$39,853	25.00%
3e Claims Processing Llc Dba Chiropay	2	$79,238	25.00%
World Wide Soccer Llc	2	$44,127	25.00%
Pwc Strategy Us Inc	2	$158,611	25.00%
Ingersoll Rand Company	2	$112,736	25.00%
Calance Corporation	2	$102,742	25.00%
Hunt Guillot Associates Llc	2	$132,912	25.00%
Atsec Information Security Corporation	2	$57,502	25.00%
Joule Processing	2	$78,541	25.00%
Aashu Llc Dba Avalon Cleaners	2	$22,589	25.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	18	$61,404	90.00%
Rubber And Plastics Hoses And Belting Manufacturing	18	$63,106	90.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	18	$48,962	90.00%
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing	18	$113,791	90.00%
Other Support Services	17	$77,977	85.00%
Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets Except Copyrighted Works	17	$95,609	85.00%
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing	17	$57,894	85.00%
Aircraft Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing	17	$66,678	85.00%
Tortilla Manufacturing	17	$57,556	85.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	17	$59,547	85.00%

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.