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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Network Architects	201	$108,338	63.41%
Financial Managers	193	$122,422	62.46%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	178	$46,116	57.79%
Food Preparation Workers	174	$18,206	61.70%
Internists, General	173	$118,338	62.01%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	159	$1,298,129	60.23%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	156	$44,881	60.00%
Sales Managers	150	$120,555	57.69%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	149	$35,103	57.31%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	148	$111,924	57.36%

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 %
Infotrellis Inc	36	$58,349	87.80%
Regency Technologies Inc	36	$54,607	87.80%
Unicorn Technologies Llc	36	$73,419	87.80%
Sp Technologies Inc	36	$79,936	87.80%
Value Global Llc	36	$74,576	87.80%
E Emphasys Technologies Inc	36	$78,291	87.80%
Renaissance Medical Foundation	36	$184,801	87.80%
Texas Womans University	36	$46,148	87.80%
Bizlink Tech Inc	36	$42,956	87.80%
Odessa Junior College	36	$47,950	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tessalink Lp	2	$71,094	33.33%
Us Re Company Llc	2	$111,738	33.33%
Anar Cafe And Bakery Llc	2	$58,510	33.33%
Perry Homes	2	$54,184	33.33%
Jdda Concession Tx Id	2	$59,852	33.33%
Epicor Software	2	$85,405	33.33%
Braven Technologies Inc	2	$94,796	33.33%
East Texas Landscaping And Fencing	2	$31,616	33.33%
Etisbew Technology Group Inc	2	$96,221	33.33%
Smile Fuels Llc	2	$18,928	33.33%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing	23	$69,747	88.46%
Public Finance Activities	23	$68,240	88.46%
Footwear Manufacturing	23	$97,178	88.46%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing	23	$79,189	88.46%
Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	22	$83,172	84.62%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing	22	$81,793	84.62%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing	22	$60,442	84.62%
Lessors Of Real Estate	22	$89,000	84.62%
Other Professional Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	22	$70,147	84.62%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	22	$78,693	84.62%

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.