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 %
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc	41	$57,468	89.13%
Abal Technologies Inc	41	$95,942	89.13%
Joblogic X Corporation	41	$72,890	89.13%
Horizon International Trd Inc	41	$84,904	89.13%
Ch2m Hill Engineers Inc	41	$83,601	89.13%
Cosmos Information Solutions Inc	41	$57,981	89.13%
Payoda Inc	41	$57,856	89.13%
Summitworks Technologies Inc	41	$69,676	89.13%
Datawin Systems Inc	41	$62,375	89.13%
Hs Technologies Llc	41	$82,205	89.13%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farrisons Tax Services Inc	2	$27,456	28.57%
River Oaks Country Club	2	$40,966	28.57%
Tri Sen Systems Corporation	2	$78,198	28.57%
Dallas Creation Center	2	$117,406	28.57%
Marine Foods Express Ltd	2	$39,739	28.57%
Clicksoftware Inc	2	$95,171	28.57%
Damani Law Firm	2	$50,825	33.33%
Omnetric Group	2	$119,527	33.33%
Ikarian Capital Llc	2	$112,539	33.33%
Radiantsoft Usa Llc	2	$85,197	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.