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 %
Dentists, General 2,026 $119,443 78.89%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,972 $82,680 88.95%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,971 $42,257 91.72%
Logisticians 1,808 $68,973 87.26%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,679 $132,664 82.51%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,635 $136,070 86.55%
Petroleum Engineers 1,490 $106,931 83.52%
Computer Network Architects 1,413 $99,278 84.06%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 1,343 $95,254 83.47%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,335 $43,093 84.60%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Nartal Systems Inc 79 $79,438 87.78%
General Motors Company 79 $99,890 87.78%
Apogee Medical Group Texas Pa 79 $124,580 87.78%
Tektronix Texas Llc 79 $56,310 87.78%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 79 $100,187 87.78%
Aptiva Corp 79 $77,338 87.78%
Daman Inc 79 $111,611 87.78%
University Of Texas At Dallas 79 $64,529 87.78%
Frontier Technologies Llc 79 $74,122 87.78%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 79 $83,261 87.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contempo Builder Llc 5 $48,868 35.71%
Utec Survey Inc 5 $91,054 35.71%
Berry Appleman Leiden Llp 5 $92,794 35.71%
Li Rising Llc 5 $60,607 35.71%
Vertex Us Holdings Inc 5 $99,307 35.71%
Nthrive 5 $100,173 35.71%
Citigroup Energy Inc 4 $100,033 28.57%
Monarch Pcm Llc 4 $56,025 28.57%
Tracer Construction Llc 4 $90,074 28.57%
Sun Action Trackers 4 $98,665 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Remodelers 27 $61,076 87.10%
Sign Manufacturing 27 $53,634 87.10%
Petroleum Bulk Stations And Terminals 27 $90,568 87.10%
Fluid Power Cylinder And Actuator Manufacturing 27 $86,680 87.10%
Rail Transportation 27 $84,926 90.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 27 $131,082 90.00%
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing 27 $72,639 90.00%
Plastics Packaging Film And Sheet Including Laminated Manufacturing 26 $72,526 86.67%
Other Food Manufacturing 26 $67,936 86.67%
Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing 26 $89,040 86.67%
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.

State Avg Wage