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 %
Greenbyte Technologies Llc 69 $73,892 88.46%
Markit North America Inc 69 $85,607 88.46%
Citgo Petroleum Corporation 69 $78,000 89.61%
Om Consulting Inc 69 $65,273 89.61%
Gallop Solutions Inc 69 $68,320 89.61%
Dataquest Corp 69 $86,738 89.61%
Techno Comp Inc 69 $86,381 89.61%
Genesis Corp 69 $105,748 89.61%
Sunmerge Systems Inc 69 $70,802 89.61%
Dgn Technologies Inc 69 $95,728 89.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Netherland Sewell Associates Inc 4 $208,837 33.33%
Miraca Life Sciences 4 $101,587 33.33%
Rccg North America 4 $77,360 33.33%
Universe Technical Translation Inc 4 $69,483 33.33%
Gold Diamond Inc 4 $52,848 33.33%
Lindsayca Inc 4 $168,048 33.33%
Woori Usa Inc 4 $48,641 33.33%
Forte Payment Systems 4 $95,431 33.33%
Projekt202 Llc 4 $97,781 33.33%
Coperion Corporation 4 $113,762 33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Services 116 $66,706 84.06%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing 116 $76,295 84.06%
Travel Agencies 116 $71,836 85.29%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 116 $77,683 87.22%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 115 $87,400 87.12%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 114 $51,688 87.02%
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 113 $72,218 87.60%
Activities Related To Real Estate 113 $74,240 87.60%
Industrial Design Services 112 $73,826 87.50%
Fine Arts Schools 111 $47,906 88.80%
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