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 %
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 %
Gravitant Inc 31 $77,111 91.18%
Keystone Technology Partners Inc 31 $94,251 91.18%
Augmented Reality Technologis Llc 31 $90,646 91.18%
Ettain Group Inc 31 $108,783 91.18%
Eifer It Llc 31 $72,701 91.18%
Csc Holdings Llc 31 $93,705 91.18%
Vignites Llc 31 $91,180 91.18%
Cyber Resource Group Inc 31 $65,713 91.18%
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company Inc 31 $85,036 91.18%
Trinity Envision Business Services Llc 31 $88,779 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grand Panda Inc 2 $35,433 40.00%
Na Noom Acupuncture Clinics Llc 2 $46,415 40.00%
Selims Doener Kebap House Lp 2 $33,426 40.00%
Mabakali Inc 2 $41,122 40.00%
Exceed Oilfield Equipment Inc 2 $65,978 40.00%
Iot Holdings Llc Dba Quantumiot 2 $96,450 40.00%
Jet Engine Solutions Llc 2 $69,857 40.00%
Binnerri Church 2 $36,109 40.00%
Crude State Energy Services Llc 2 $44,211 40.00%
American National Insurance Company 2 $108,764 40.00%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage